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Lexicon :: Strong's H2781 - ḥerpâ

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חֶרְפָּה
Transliteration
ḥerpâ
Pronunciation
kher-paw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 749a

Strong’s Definitions

חֶרְפָּה cherpâh, kher-paw'; from H2778; contumely, disgrace, the pudenda:—rebuke, reproach(-fully), shame.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 73x

The KJV translates Strong's H2781 in the following manner: reproach (67x), shame (3x), rebuke (2x), reproachfully (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 73x
The KJV translates Strong's H2781 in the following manner: reproach (67x), shame (3x), rebuke (2x), reproachfully (1x).

  1. reproach, scorn

    1. taunt, scorn (upon enemy)

    2. reproach (resting upon condition of shame, disgrace)

    3. a reproach (an object)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חֶרְפָּה cherpâh, kher-paw'; from H2778; contumely, disgrace, the pudenda:—rebuke, reproach(-fully), shame.
STRONGS H2781: Abbreviations
† חֶרְפָּה noun feminine reproach — ח׳ Genesis 34:14 + 35 times; construct חֶרְפַּת Joshua 5:9 + 15 times; suffix חֶרְפָּֽתְךָ Psalm 74:22 etc. + 17 times suffixes; plural חֲרָפוֺת Psalm 69:11; Daniel 12:2; construct חֶרְפּוֹת Psalm 69:10. —
1. taunt of enemy 1 Samuel 17:26; so also 1 Samuel 25:39; reproach cast upon another, scorn, contumely Nehemiah 3:36; Nehemiah 5:9; Psalm 69:20; Psalm 69:21; Psalm 71:13; Psalm 89:51; Psalm 119:22; Proverbs 18:3; Isaiah 51:7; Ezekiel 21:33; שׁמע ח׳ Jeremiah 51:51; Zephaniah 2:8; Lamentations 3:61; על נתן ח׳ Jeremiah 23:40; על נשׂא ח׳ Psalm 15:3 (slander); נשׂא ח׳ Jeremiah 31:19; Ezekiel 36:15; Micah 6:16 (reproach); נשׂא על ח׳ bear reproach for Psalm 69:8; Jeremiah 15:15; Zephaniah 3:18; השׁיב ח׳ Hosea 12:15; Nehemiah 3:36; חרף ח׳ Psalm 69:10; Psalm 79:12; Psalm 89:51; מעל הסיר ח׳ 1 Samuel 17:26; Isaiah 25:8; העביר ח׳ Psalm 119:39; reproaches against God Psalm 69:10 (חוֺרְפֶיךָ חֶרְפּוֹת), Psalm 74:22; Psalm 79:12.
2. reproach which rests upon one, condition of shame, disgrace:
a. sexual 2 Samuel 13:13; Isaiah 47:3; Ezekiel 16:57; Proverbs 6:33.
b. barrenness of womb Genesis 30:23 (E) Isaiah 4:1; widowhood Isaiah 54:4.
c. hunger Ezekiel 36:30; disease Job 19:5.
d. ritual, uncircumcision Genesis 34:14 (P) Joshua 5:9 (JE).
e. injuries from enemies Lamentations 3:30; Lamentations 5:1; Nehemiah 1:3; Nehemiah 2:7; Job 16:10; Daniel 11:18 (twice in verse).
3. a reproach, the object of reproach, the person of thing reproached חֶרְמַּת אָדָם a reproach of man Psalm 22:7; נבל ח׳ Psalm 39:9; ל׳ היה ח׳ become an object of reproach to Psalm 31:12; Psalm 79:4; Psalm 89:42; Psalm 109:25; Ezekiel 5:15; ׅ (היה) לח (ל׳ Isaiah 30:5; Jeremiah 6:10; Jeremiah 20:8; Jeremiah 42:18; Jeremiah 44:8, 12; Jeremiah 49:13; Psalm 69:11; Daniel 9:16; Daniel 12:2; ׅ (ל׳ נתן ח׳ Ezekiel 22:4; Joel 2:19; Psalm 78:66; נתן לח׳ Jeremiah 24:9; Jeremiah 29:18; Ezekiel 5:14; Joshua 2:17; ל׳ שׂים ח׳ Psalm 44:14; על שׂים ח׳ 1 Samuel 11:2.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

30:23; 34:14; 34:14

Joshua

2:17; 5:9; 5:9

1 Samuel

11:2; 17:26; 17:26; 25:39

2 Samuel

13:13

Nehemiah

1:3; 2:7; 5:9

Job

16:10; 19:5

Psalms

15:3; 22:7; 31:12; 39:9; 44:14; 69:8; 69:10; 69:10; 69:10; 69:11; 69:11; 69:20; 69:21; 71:13; 74:22; 74:22; 78:66; 79:4; 79:12; 79:12; 89:42; 89:51; 89:51; 109:25; 119:22; 119:39

Proverbs

6:33; 18:3

Isaiah

4:1; 25:8; 30:5; 47:3; 51:7; 54:4

Jeremiah

6:10; 15:15; 20:8; 23:40; 24:9; 29:18; 31:19; 42:18; 44:8; 44:12; 49:13; 51:51

Lamentations

3:30; 3:61; 5:1

Ezekiel

5:14; 5:15; 16:57; 22:4; 36:15; 36:30

Daniel

9:16; 11:18; 12:2; 12:2

Joel

2:19

Micah

6:16

Zephaniah

2:8; 3:18

H2781

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2781 matches the Hebrew חֶרְפָּה (ḥerpâ),
which occurs 73 times in 72 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 30:23–Jer 44:8)

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:23

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:23 - She became pregnant and gave birth to a son and said, “God has taken away my disgrace.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 34:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:14 - They said to them, “We can’t do such a thing; we can’t give our sister to a man who is not circumcised. That would be a disgrace to us.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 5:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 5:9 - Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you.” So the place has been called Gilgal[fn] to this day.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 11:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 11:2 - But Nahash the Ammonite replied, “I will make a treaty with you only on the condition that I gouge out the right eye of every one of you and so bring disgrace on all Israel.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 17:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:26 - David asked the men standing near him, “What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and removes this disgrace from Israel? Who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies of the living God?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 25:39

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:39 - When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, “Praise be to the LORD, who has upheld my cause against Nabal for treating me with contempt. He has kept his servant from doing wrong and has brought Nabal’s wrongdoing down on his own head.” Then David sent word to Abigail, asking her to become his wife.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:13 - What about me? Where could I get rid of my disgrace? And what about you? You would be like one of the wicked fools in Israel. Please speak to the king; he will not keep me from being married to you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 1:3 - They said to me, “Those who survived the exile and are back in the province are in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 2:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 2:17 - Then I said to them, “You see the trouble we are in: Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been burned with fire. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, and we will no longer be in disgrace.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:4 - Hear us, our God, for we are despised. Turn their insults back on their own heads. Give them over as plunder in a land of captivity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 5:9

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 5:9 - So I continued, “What you are doing is not right. Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God to avoid the reproach of our Gentile enemies?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 16:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:10 - People open their mouths to jeer at me; they strike my cheek in scorn and unite together against me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 19:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:5 - If indeed you would exalt yourselves above me and use my humiliation against me,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 15:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 15:3 - whose tongue utters no slander, who does no wrong to a neighbor, and casts no slur on others;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 22:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:6 - But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by everyone, despised by the people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:11 - Because of all my enemies, I am the utter contempt of my neighbors and an object of dread to my closest friends— those who see me on the street flee from me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 39:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:8 - Save me from all my transgressions; do not make me the scorn of fools.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 44:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:13 - You have made us a reproach to our neighbors, the scorn and derision of those around us.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:7 - For I endure scorn for your sake, and shame covers my face.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:9 - for zeal for your house consumes me, and the insults of those who insult you fall on me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:10 - When I weep and fast, I must endure scorn;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:19 - You know how I am scorned, disgraced and shamed; all my enemies are before you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:20 - Scorn has broken my heart and has left me helpless; I looked for sympathy, but there was none, for comforters, but I found none.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 71:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:13 - May my accusers perish in shame; may those who want to harm me be covered with scorn and disgrace.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 74:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:22 - Rise up, O God, and defend your cause; remember how fools mock you all day long.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:66

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:66 - He beat back his enemies; he put them to everlasting shame.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 79:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 79:4 - We are objects of contempt to our neighbors, of scorn and derision to those around us.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 79:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 79:12 - Pay back into the laps of our neighbors seven times the contempt they have hurled at you, Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:41

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:41 - All who pass by have plundered him; he has become the scorn of his neighbors.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:50

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:50 - Remember, Lord, how your servant has[fn] been mocked, how I bear in my heart the taunts of all the nations,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:25 - I am an object of scorn to my accusers; when they see me, they shake their heads.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:22 - Remove from me their scorn and contempt, for I keep your statutes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:39

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:39 - Take away the disgrace I dread, for your laws are good.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:33

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:33 - Blows and disgrace are his lot, and his shame will never be wiped away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 18:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:3 - When wickedness comes, so does contempt, and with shame comes reproach.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 4:1 - In that day seven women will take hold of one man and say, “We will eat our own food and provide our own clothes; only let us be called by your name. Take away our disgrace!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 25:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:8 - he will swallow up death forever. The Sovereign LORD will wipe away the tears from all faces; he will remove his people’s disgrace from all the earth.

The LORD has spoken.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:5 - everyone will be put to shame because of a people useless to them, who bring neither help nor advantage, but only shame and disgrace.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 47:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 47:3 - Your nakedness will be exposed and your shame uncovered. I will take vengeance; I will spare no one.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 51:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:7 - “Hear me, you who know what is right, you people who have taken my instruction to heart: Do not fear the reproach of mere mortals or be terrified by their insults.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 54:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:4 - “Do not be afraid; you will not be put to shame. Do not fear disgrace; you will not be humiliated. You will forget the shame of your youth and remember no more the reproach of your widowhood.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 6:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:10 - To whom can I speak and give warning? Who will listen to me? Their ears are closed[fn] so they cannot hear. The word of the LORD is offensive to them; they find no pleasure in it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 15:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:15 - LORD, you understand; remember me and care for me. Avenge me on my persecutors. You are long-suffering—do not take me away; think of how I suffer reproach for your sake.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 20:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:8 - Whenever I speak, I cry out proclaiming violence and destruction. So the word of the LORD has brought me insult and reproach all day long.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 23:40

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:40 - I will bring on you everlasting disgrace—everlasting shame that will not be forgotten.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 24:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 24:9 - I will make them abhorrent and an offense to all the kingdoms of the earth, a reproach and a byword, a curse[fn] and an object of ridicule, wherever I banish them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 29:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:18 - I will pursue them with the sword, famine and plague and will make them abhorrent to all the kingdoms of the earth, a curse[fn] and an object of horror, of scorn and reproach, among all the nations where I drive them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 31:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:19 - After I strayed, I repented; after I came to understand, I beat my breast. I was ashamed and humiliated because I bore the disgrace of my youth.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 42:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 42:18 - This is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: ‘As my anger and wrath have been poured out on those who lived in Jerusalem, so will my wrath be poured out on you when you go to Egypt. You will be a curse[fn] and an object of horror, a curse[fn] and an object of reproach; you will never see this place again.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 44:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 44:8 - Why arouse my anger with what your hands have made, burning incense to other gods in Egypt, where you have come to live? You will destroy yourselves and make yourselves a curse[fn] and an object of reproach among all the nations on earth.

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