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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 - And she conceived and bore a son, and said, “God has taken away my reproach.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 34:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:14 - And they said to them, “We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one who is uncircumcised, for that would be a reproach to us.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 5:9

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

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 11:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 11:2 - And Nahash the Ammonite answered them, “On this condition I will make a covenant with you, that I may put out all your right eyes, and bring reproach on all Israel.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 17:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:26 - Then David spoke to the men who stood by him, saying, “What shall be done for the man who kills this Philistine and takes away the reproach from Israel? For 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 - So when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, “Blessed be the LORD, who has pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and has kept His servant from evil! For the LORD has returned the wickedness of Nabal on his own head.” And David sent and proposed to Abigail, to take her as his wife.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:13 - “And I, where could I take my shame? And as for you, you would be like one of the fools in Israel. Now therefore, please speak to the king; for he will not withhold me from you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 1:3 - And they said to me, “The survivors who are left from the captivity in the province are there in great distress and reproach. The wall of Jerusalem is also broken down, and its gates are 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 distress that we are in, how Jerusalem lies waste, and its gates are burned with fire. Come and let us build the wall of Jerusalem, that we may no longer be a reproach.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:4 - Hear, O our God, for we are despised; turn their reproach on their own heads, and give them as plunder to a land of captivity!

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 5:9

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 5:9 - Then I said, “What you are doing is not good. Should you not walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the nations, our enemies?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 16:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:10 - They gape at me with their mouth,
They strike me reproachfully on the cheek,
They gather together against me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 19:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:5 - If indeed you exalt yourselves against me,
And plead my disgrace against me,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 15:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 15:3 - He who does not backbite with his tongue,
Nor does evil to his neighbor,
Nor does he take up a reproach against his friend;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 22:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:6 - But I am a worm, and no man;
A reproach of men, and despised by the people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:11 - I am a reproach among all my enemies,
But especially among my neighbors,
And am repulsive to my acquaintances;
Those who see me outside flee from me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 39:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:8 - Deliver me from all my transgressions;
Do not make me the reproach of the foolish.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 44:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:13 - You make us a reproach to our neighbors,
A scorn and a derision to those all around us.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:7 - Because for Your sake I have borne reproach;
Shame has covered my face.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:9 - Because zeal for Your house has eaten me up,
And the reproaches of those who reproach You have fallen on me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:10 - When I wept and chastened my soul with fasting,
That became my reproach.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:19 - You know my reproach, my shame, and my dishonor;
My adversaries are all before You.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:20 - Reproach has broken my heart,
And I am full of heaviness;
I looked for someone to take pity, but there was none;
And for comforters, but I found none.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 71:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:13 - Let them be confounded and consumed
Who are adversaries of my life;
Let them be covered with reproach and dishonor
Who seek my hurt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 74:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:22 - Arise, O God, plead Your own cause;
Remember how the foolish man reproaches You daily.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:66

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:66 - And He beat back His enemies;
He put them to a perpetual reproach.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 79:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 79:4 - We have become a reproach to our neighbors,
A scorn and derision to those who are around us.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 79:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 79:12 - And return to our neighbors sevenfold into their bosom
Their reproach with which they have reproached You, O Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:41

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:41 - All who pass by the way plunder him;
He is a reproach to his neighbors.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:50

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:50 - Remember, Lord, the reproach of Your servants—
How I bear in my bosom the reproach of all the many peoples,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:25 - I also have become a reproach to them;
When they look at me, they shake their heads.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:22 - Remove from me reproach and contempt,
For I have kept Your testimonies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:39

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:39 - Turn away my reproach which I dread,
For Your judgments are good.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:33

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:33 - Wounds and dishonor he will get,
And his reproach will not be wiped away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 18:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:3 - When the wicked comes, contempt comes also;
And with dishonor comes reproach.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 4:1 - And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying,
“We will eat our own food and wear our own apparel;
Only let us be called by your name,
To take away our reproach.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 25:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:8 - He will swallow up death forever,
And the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from all faces;
The rebuke of His people
He will take away from all the earth;
For the LORD has spoken.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:5 - They were all ashamed of a people who could not benefit them,
Or be help or benefit,
But a shame and also a reproach.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 47:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 47:3 - Your nakedness shall be uncovered,
Yes, your shame will be seen;
I will take vengeance,
And I will not arbitrate with a man.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 51:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:7 - “Listen to Me, you who know righteousness,
You people in whose heart is My law:
Do not fear the reproach of men,
Nor be afraid of their insults.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 54:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:4 - “Do not fear, for you will not be ashamed;
Neither be disgraced, for you will not be put to shame;
For you will forget the shame of your youth,
And will not remember the reproach of your widowhood anymore.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 6:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:10 - To whom shall I speak and give warning,
That they may hear?
Indeed their ear is uncircumcised,
And they cannot give heed.
Behold, the word of the LORD is a reproach to them;
They have no delight in it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 15:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:15 - O LORD, You know;
Remember me and visit me,
And take vengeance for me on my persecutors.
In Your enduring patience, do not take me away.
Know that for Your sake I have suffered rebuke.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 20:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:8 - For when I spoke, I cried out;
I shouted, “Violence and plunder!”
Because the word of the LORD was made to me
A reproach and a derision daily.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 23:40

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:40 - ‘And I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you, and a perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten.’ ”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 24:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 24:9 - ‘I will deliver them to trouble into all the kingdoms of the earth, for their harm, to be a reproach and a byword, a taunt and a curse, in all places where I shall drive them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 29:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:18 - And I will pursue them with the sword, with famine, and with pestilence; and I will deliver them to trouble among all the kingdoms of the earth—to be a curse, an astonishment, a hissing, and a reproach among all the nations where I have driven them,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 31:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:19 - Surely, after my turning, I repented;
And after I was instructed, I struck myself on the thigh;
I was ashamed, yes, even humiliated,
Because I bore the reproach of my youth.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 42:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 42:18 - “For thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: ‘As My anger and My fury have been poured out on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so will My fury be poured out on you when you enter Egypt. And you shall be an oath, an astonishment, a curse, and a reproach; and you shall see this place no more.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 44:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 44:8 - ‘in that you provoke Me to wrath with the works of your hands, burning incense to other gods in the land of Egypt where you have gone to dwell, that you may cut yourselves off and be a curse and a reproach among all the nations of the earth?

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