Lexical Definition
חָרַף châraph (khaw-raf') to taunt H:V
a primitive root; also denominative (from חֹרֶף)
betroth, blaspheme, defy, jeopard, rail, reproach, upbraid.
- to pull off, i.e. (by implication) to expose (as by stripping)
- specifically, to betroth (as if a surrender)
- figuratively, to carp at, i.e. defame
- to spend the winter
1) to reproach, taunt, blaspheme, defy, jeopardise, rail, upbraid
1a) (Qal) to reproach
1b) (Piel) to reproach, defy, taunt
2) (Qal) to winter, spend harvest time, remain in harvest time
3) (Niphal) to acquire, be betrothed
See Greek: ἄτοπος · διαφυλάσσω · ἥκω · ὀνειδίζω · ὄνειδος · παροξύνω
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| מְחָרֵ֣ף | taunts | Ps.44.16 |
| לְחָרֵף֙ | to taunt | 2Kgs.19.4 • Isa.37.4 |
| לְחָרֵ֥ף | to defy | 1Sam.17.25 |
| לְחָרֵ֖ף | to taunt | 2Kgs.19.16 • Isa.37.17 |
| לְחָרֵ֕ף | to taunt | 2Chr.32.17 |
| יֶחֱרַ֥ף | it reproaches | Job.27.6 |
| יְחָֽרְפֽוּנִי | they may reproach me | Neh.6.13 |
| יְחָֽרְפֵ֗נִי | he taunts me | Ps.55.12 |
| יְחָ֣רֶף | will he taunt | Ps.74.10 |
| חֹרְפִ֣י | taunts me | Ps.119.42 • Prov.27.11 |
| חֵרַפְתֶּ֨ם | you taunted | Judg.8.15 |
| חֵרַֽפְתָּ | you have defied | 1Sam.17.45 |
| חֵרַ֣פְתָּ | you have taunted | 2Kgs.19.23 • Isa.37.24 |
| חֵרַ֛פְתִּי | I defy | 1Sam.17.10 |
| חֵרַ֙פְתָּ֙ | have you taunted | 2Kgs.19.22 • Isa.37.23 |
| חֵרֵ֥ף | it despised | Judg.5.18 |
| חֵרֵ֣ף | he reproaches | Prov.14.31 • Prov.17.5 |
| he taunted | Ps.74.18 | |
| he will reproach | Ps.57.3 | |
| חֵרֵ֔ף | he has defied | 1Sam.17.26 • 1Sam.17.36 |
| חֵרְפ֥וּנִי | they have taunted me | Ps.42.10 |
| חֵרְפ֣וּנִי | they have taunted me | Ps.102.8 |
| חֵרְפ֣וּךָ | they reproached you | Ps.79.12 |
| חֵרְפ֖וּ | they have reproached | Ps.89.51 |
| חֵרְפ֑וּנִי | they taunted me | Isa.65.7 |
| חֵֽרְפוּ֙ | they have reproached | Zeph.2.8 |
| they reproached | Zeph.2.10 | |
| חֵ֝רְפ֗וּ | they have reproached | Ps.89.51 |
| ח֝וֹרְפֶ֗יךָ | reproach you | Ps.69.9 |
| וַיְחָרֵ֖ף | and he taunted | 2Sam.21.21 • 1Chr.20.7 |
| בְּחָֽרְפָ֤ם | when defied they | 2Sam.23.9 |
Brown-Driver-Briggs
I. [חָרַף] verb reproach (Late Hebrew Pi`el id.; Aramaic חֲרַף id., sharpen,
sharp, keen, acute); —
Qal Imperfect לֹאיֶֿחֱרַף לְבָבִי מִיָּמָ֑י Job 27:6 Participle suffix חֹרְפִי Ps 119:42; Prov 27:11 חוֺרְפֶיךָ Ps 69:10*. Piel. Perfect חֵרֵף Judg 5:18 + 6 t.; חֵרַפְתָּ Isa 37:23 + 4 t. etc. + 10 t. perfect; Imperfect יְחָרֵף 2Sam 21:21; 1Chr 20:7 יְחָ֫רֶף Ps 74:10 + 2 t. suffix; Infinitive לְחָרֵף Isa 37:4 + 5 t.; בְּחָֽרְפָם 2Sam 23:9 (but see below); Participle מְחָרֵף Ps 44:17* — reproach, — properly say sharp things against, — taunt, with accusative Judg 8:15; 1Sam 17:10; 1Sam 17:25; 1Sam 17:26; 1Sam 17:36; 1Sam 17:45; 2Sam 21:21 +1Chr 20:7 God, by injustice to the poor Prov 14:31; Prov 17:5 Yahweh, by idolatry Isa 65:7 Yahweh as the God of Israel 2Kgs 19:4; 2Kgs 19:16; 2Kgs 19:22; 2Kgs 19:23 = Isa 37:4; Isa 37:17; Isa 37:23; Isa 37:24 = 2Chr 32:17 (with לְ); with בְּ, Philistines 2Sam 23:9 ᵑ0 (but read בְּפַס דַּמִּים at Pas-dammîm, proper name, of a location, as 1Chr 11:12 We Dr); reproach, Neh 6:13 + Neh 42:11; Neh 44:17; Neh 55:13; Neh 57:4; Neh 74:10; Neh 74:18; Neh 79:12; Neh 89:52 (twice in verse); Neh 102:9; Zeph 2:8; Zeph 2:10 in poetry and figurative, despise, scorn, נפשׁ למוּת ׳ח Judg 5:18.
III. [חָרַף] verb denominative remain in harvest-time (so Arabic ; English to winter) — only Qal Imperfect 3 feminine singular כָּלבֶּֿהֱמַת הָאָרֶץ עָלָיו תֶּחֱרָ֑ף Isa 18:6 all the beasts of the earth shall spend the harvest-time upon it.
IV. [חָרַף] verb acquire (compare Arabic turn a thing from its proper way or manner, but also gain, acquire [subsistence] for one's family) — only Niph`al Participle f. שִׁפְחָה נֶחֱרֶפֶת לְאִישׁ a maidservant acquired for a man (namely as his concubine) Lev 19:26 (H; compare Late Hebrew חֲרוּפָה of woman designated for a man).
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Leviticus | 19:26 |
| Judges | 5:18 · 8:15 |
| 1 Samuel | 17:10 · 17:25 · 17:26 · 17:36 · 17:45 |
| 2 Samuel | 21:21 · 23:9 |
| 2 Kings | 19:4 · 19:16 · 19:22 · 19:23 |
| 1 Chronicles | 11:12 · 20:7 |
| 2 Chronicles | 32:17 |
| Nehemiah | 6:13 · 42:11 · 44:17 · 55:13 · 57:4 · 74:10 · 74:18 · 79:12 · 89:52 · 102:9 |
| Job | 27:6 |
| Psalms | 44:17* · 69:10* · 74:10 · 119:42 |
| Proverbs | 14:31 · 17:5 · 27:11 |
| Isaiah | 18:6 · 37:4 · 37:17 · 37:23 · 37:24 · 65:7 |
| Zephaniah | 2:8 · 2:10 |