חֶרְפָּה
ḥerpâ
reproach
Strong's H2781NounHebrewTWOT 749a

חֶרְפָּה (ḥerpâ) is a Hebrew noun meaning reproach. It appears 73 times in 17 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H2781).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 749a)

Range of meaning (TWOT 749a)reproach; taunt; shame, disgrace; contumely, pudenda; rebuke, reproachfully
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

חֶרְפָּה noun, feminine: reproach

Strong's H2781 חֶרְפָּה: contumely, disgrace, the pudenda
KJV:rebuke, reproach(-fully), shame.

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.

Root family 749: חָרַף ḥārap — reproach; say sharp things against, taunt; pull off, expose, betroth, carp at, defame, spend the winter; blaspheme, defy, jeopard, rail, upbraid

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Genesis 30:23Joshua 5:91 Samuel 11:2

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