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

name of: יוֹרָה

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.18 also called Hariph at Neh.7.24
• Another name of yo.rah (‎יו‎ֹ‎ר‎ָ‎ה‎ "Jorah" יוֹרָה)

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.

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