Lexical Definition

‎חָרִיף‎ Chârîyph (khaw-reef') Hariph ^N:N-M-P
from ‎חָרַף‎; autumnal

Hariph.

• § Hariph = "a plucking off"
• Chariph, the name of two Israelites

1) head of a family of exiles returning with Zerubbabel
2) a head of the people who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.10.19

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎חָרִף‎, ‎חָרִיף‎ proper name, masculine (compare Arabic autumn, see ‎חֹרֶף‎ above) —

1. ‎חָרִף‎ head of a family of returned exiles Neh 7:24 (ᵐ5 Αρειφ, ᵐ5^L Ιωρηε) = ‎יוֺרָה‎ (compare ‎יוֺרָה‎ early rain) Ezra 2:18 (ᵐ5 Ουρα, A Ιωρα, ᵐ5^L Ωραι).

2. ‎חָרִיף‎ one of those sealed Neh 10:20* ᵐ5 Αρειφ(α), ᵐ5^L Αρηφ.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Returned leader • One who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah.

Man living at the time of Exile and Return

Hariph was one of the individuals who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah. (Neh.10.19)

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.10.19;
• only referred to as Hariph חָרִיף.

Hariph is mentioned in the book of Nehemiah as one of the individuals who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah. This covenant was a solemn agreement made by the people of Israel to follow God's laws and commandments. The covenant was sealed by a group of leaders, priests, Levites, and others, including Hariph. No other information is provided about Hariph in the Bible. (Neh.10.19).

All entries for Hariph: חָרִיף