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חָרַף H2778
H2778 is the Hebrew word חָרַף, transliterated châraph and said khaw-raf'. The King James Version most often renders it reproach.
What it means
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.
Where it comes from
a primitive root; also denominative (from H2779 (חֹרֶף)).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 31 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: betroth, blaspheme, defy, jeopard, rail, reproach, upbraid.
Verses using חָרַף
All 37 verses, quoted in full.
Leviticus 19:20 · KJV
And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman, that is a bondmaid, betrothed to an husband, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given her; she shall be scourged; they shall not be put to death, because she was not free.
Judges 5:18 · KJV
Zebulun and Naphtali were a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death in the high places of the field.
Judges 8:15 · KJV
And he came unto the men of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, with whom ye did upbraid me, saying, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thy men that are weary?
1 Samuel 17:10 · KJV
And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.
1 Samuel 17:25 · KJV
And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man that is come up? surely to defy Israel is he come up: and it shall be, that the man who killeth him, the king will enrich him with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and make his father’s house free in Israel.
1 Samuel 17:26 · KJV
And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?
1 Samuel 17:36 · KJV
Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God.
1 Samuel 17:45 · KJV
Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.
2 Samuel 21:21 · KJV
And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimeah the brother of David slew him.
2 Samuel 23:9 · KJV
And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David, when they defied the Philistines that were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel were gone away:
2 Kings 19:4 · KJV
It may be the LORD thy God will hear all the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God; and will reprove the words which the LORD thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that are left.
2 Kings 19:16 · KJV
LORD, bow down thine ear, and hear: open, LORD, thine eyes, and see: and hear the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent him to reproach the living God.
2 Kings 19:22 · KJV
Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? even against the Holy One of Israel.
2 Kings 19:23 · KJV
By thy messengers thou hast reproached the LORD, and hast said, With the multitude of my chariots I am come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon, and will cut down the tall cedar trees thereof, and the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the lodgings of his borders, and into the forest of his Carmel.
1 Chronicles 20:7 · KJV
But when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David’s brother slew him.
2 Chronicles 32:17 · KJV
He wrote also letters to rail on the LORD God of Israel, and to speak against him, saying, As the gods of the nations of other lands have not delivered their people out of mine hand, so shall not the God of Hezekiah deliver his people out of mine hand.
Job 27:6 · KJV
My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.
Psalm 42:10 · KJV
As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where is thy God?
Psalm 44:16 · KJV
For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and avenger.
Psalm 55:12 · KJV
For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it: neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; then I would have hid myself from him:
Psalm 57:3 · KJV
He shall send from heaven, and save me from the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth.
Psalm 69:9 · KJV
For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.
Psalm 74:10 · KJV
O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever?
Psalm 74:18 · KJV
Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O LORD, and that the foolish people have blasphemed thy name.
Psalm 79:12 · KJV
And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.
Psalm 89:51 · KJV
Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, O LORD; wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed.
Psalm 102:8 · KJV
Mine enemies reproach me all the day; and they that are mad against me are sworn against me.
Psalm 119:42 · KJV
So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me: for I trust in thy word.
Proverbs 14:31 · KJV
He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
Proverbs 17:5 · KJV
Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
Isaiah 37:4 · KJV
It may be the LORD thy God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God, and will reprove the words which the LORD thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that is left.
Isaiah 37:17 · KJV
Incline thine ear, O LORD, and hear; open thine eyes, O LORD, and see: and hear all the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent to reproach the living God.
Isaiah 37:23 · KJV
Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? even against the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 37:24 · KJV
By thy servants hast thou reproached the Lord, and hast said, By the multitude of my chariots am I come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon; and I will cut down the tall cedars thereof, and the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the height of his border, and the forest of his Carmel.
Isaiah 65:7 · KJV
Your iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together, saith the LORD, which have burned incense upon the mountains, and blasphemed me upon the hills: therefore will I measure their former work into their bosom.
Zephaniah 2:8 · KJV
I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the children of Ammon, whereby they have reproached my people, and magnified themselves against their border.
Zephaniah 2:10 · KJV
This shall they have for their pride, because they have reproached and magnified themselves against the people of the LORD of hosts.
Common questions
What does Strong's H2778 mean?
H2778 is the Hebrew word חָרַף (châraph), meaning 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.
How is H2778 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it reproach (9 times), reproacheth (4 times), reproached (4 times), defied (3 times), hast thou reproached (3 times), among others.
How many times does H2778 appear in the Bible?
חָרַף (châraph) is tagged in 37 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H2778 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root; also denominative (from H2779 (חֹרֶף)).
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