חָרַף (ḥārap) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning reproach. It appears
41 times
in 13 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H2778).
Also rendered
acquire
remain in harvest time
to taunt
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 750)
Range of meaning (TWOT 750)remain in harvest time; pull off, expose, betroth, carp at, defame, spend the winter; blaspheme, defy, jeopard, rail, reproach, upbraid
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
חָרַףverb, denominative: remain in harvest time
Strong's H2778חָרַף: 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 KJV:betroth, blaspheme, defy, jeopard, rail, reproach, upbraid.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.