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חֶרְפָּה H2781
H2781 is the Hebrew word חֶרְפָּה, transliterated cherpâh and said kher-paw'. The King James Version most often renders it reproach.
What it means
contumely, disgrace, the pudenda.
Where it comes from
from H2778 (חָרַף).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 55 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: rebuke, reproach(-fully), shame.
Verses using חֶרְפָּה
The first 40 of 59 verses, quoted in full.
Joshua 5:9 · KJV
And the LORD said unto Joshua, This day have I rolled away the reproach of Egypt from off you. Wherefore the name of the place is called Gilgal unto this day.
1 Samuel 11:2 · KJV
And Nahash the Ammonite answered them, On this condition will I make a covenant with you, that I may thrust out all your right eyes, and lay it for a reproach upon all 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 25:39 · KJV
And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be the LORD, that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept his servant from evil: for the LORD hath returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head. And David sent and communed with Abigail, to take her to him to wife.
2 Samuel 13:13 · KJV
And I, whither shall I cause my shame to go? and as for thee, thou shalt be as one of the fools in Israel. Now therefore, I pray thee, speak unto the king; for he will not withhold me from thee.
Nehemiah 1:3 · KJV
And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire.
Nehemiah 4:4 · KJV
Hear, O our God; for we are despised: and turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them for a prey in the land of captivity:
Nehemiah 5:9 · KJV
Also I said, It is not good that ye do: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies?
Job 16:10 · KJV
They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves together against me.
Psalm 15:3 · KJV
He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.
Psalm 22:6 · KJV
But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.
Psalm 31:11 · KJV
I was a reproach among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without fled from me.
Psalm 39:8 · KJV
Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish.
Psalm 44:13 · KJV
Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us.
Psalm 69:7 · KJV
Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame hath covered my face.
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 69:19 · KJV
Thou hast known my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonour: mine adversaries are all before thee.
Psalm 69:20 · KJV
Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: and I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none.
Psalm 71:13 · KJV
Let them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt.
Psalm 74:22 · KJV
Arise, O God, plead thine own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee daily.
Psalm 79:4 · KJV
We are become a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and derision to them that are round about us.
Psalm 79:12 · KJV
And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.
Psalm 89:41 · KJV
All that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbours.
Psalm 89:50 · KJV
Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; how I do bear in my bosom the reproach of all the mighty people;
Psalm 109:25 · KJV
I became also a reproach unto them: when they looked upon me they shaked their heads.
Psalm 119:22 · KJV
Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies.
Psalm 119:39 · KJV
Turn away my reproach which I fear: for thy judgments are good.
Proverbs 6:33 · KJV
A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.
Isaiah 25:8 · KJV
He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the LORD hath spoken it.
Isaiah 47:3 · KJV
Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall be seen: I will take vengeance, and I will not meet thee as a man.
Isaiah 51:7 · KJV
Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye afraid of their revilings.
Isaiah 54:4 · KJV
Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more.
Jeremiah 6:10 · KJV
To whom shall I speak, and give warning, that they may hear? behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken: behold, the word of the LORD is unto them a reproach; they have no delight in it.
Jeremiah 20:8 · KJV
For since I spake, I cried out, I cried violence and spoil; because the word of the LORD was made a reproach unto me, and a derision, daily.
Jeremiah 23:40 · KJV
And I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you, and a perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten.
Jeremiah 24:9 · KJV
And I will deliver them to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth for their hurt, to be a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places whither I shall drive them.
Jeremiah 29:18 · KJV
And I will persecute them with the sword, with the famine, and with the pestilence, and will deliver them to be removed to all the kingdoms of the earth, to be a curse, and an astonishment, and an hissing, and a reproach, among all the nations whither I have driven them:
Jeremiah 31:19 · KJV
Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I was instructed, I smote upon my thigh: I was ashamed, yea, even confounded, because I did bear the reproach of my youth.
Jeremiah 42:18 · KJV
For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; As mine anger and my fury hath been poured forth upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem; so shall my fury be poured forth upon you, when ye shall enter into Egypt: and ye shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach; and ye shall see this place no more.
Jeremiah 44:8 · KJV
In that ye provoke me unto wrath with the works of your hands, burning incense unto other gods in the land of Egypt, whither ye be gone to dwell, that ye might cut yourselves off, and that ye might be a curse and a reproach among all the nations of the earth?
Common questions
What does Strong's H2781 mean?
H2781 is the Hebrew word חֶרְפָּה (cherpâh), meaning contumely, disgrace, the pudenda.
How is H2781 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it reproach (43 times), become a reproach (2 times), cause my shame (1 time), because of the reproach (1 time), reproachfully (1 time), among others.
How many times does H2781 appear in the Bible?
חֶרְפָּה (cherpâh) is tagged in 59 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H2781 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H2778 (חָרַף).
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