Strong's H2778 · Hebrew
חָרַף
châraph · /khaw-raf'/
Definition
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.
Root / derivation: a primitive root; also denominative (from H2779 (חֹרֶף))
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered חָרַף across 40 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
40 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Judges2 verses
Zebulun and Naphtali were a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death in the high places of the field. jeoparded: Heb. exposed to reproach
Judges 8:15And 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 Samuel5 verses
And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.
1 Samuel 17:25And 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 17:26And 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 17:36Thy 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 17:45Then 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 Samuel2 verses
And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea the brother of David slew him. defied: or, reproached
2 Samuel 23:9And 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 Kings4 verses
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. left: Heb. found
2 Kings 19:16LORD, 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 19:22Whom 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 19:23By 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. By: Heb. By the hand of tall: Heb. tallness, etc of his Carmel: or, and his fruitful field
1 Chronicles1 verse
Psalms11 verses
As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where is thy God? sword: or, killing
Psalms 44:16For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and avenger.
Psalms 55:12For 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:
Psalms 57:3He 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. from the: or, he reproacheth him that
Psalms 69:9For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.
Psalms 74:10O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever?
Psalms 74:18Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O LORD, and that the foolish people have blasphemed thy name.
Psalms 79:12And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.
Psalms 89:51Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, O LORD; wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed.
Psalms 102:8Mine enemies reproach me all the day; and they that are mad against me are sworn against me.
Psalms 119:42So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me: for I trust in thy word. So: or, So shall I answer him that reproveth me in a thing
Proverbs3 verses
He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
Proverbs 17:5Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished. unpunished: Heb. held innocent
Proverbs 27:11My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.
Isaiah6 verses
They shall be left together unto the fowls of the mountains, and to the beasts of the earth: and the fowls shall summer upon them, and all the beasts of the earth shall winter upon them.
Isaiah 37:4It 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. left: Heb. found
Isaiah 37:17Incline 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 37:23Whom 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 37:24By 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. By thy: Heb. By the hand of thy servants the tall: Heb. the tallness of the cedars thereof and the choice of the fir trees thereof the forest: or, the forest and his fruitful field
Isaiah 65:7Your 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.
Zephaniah2 verses
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 2:10This shall they have for their pride, because they have reproached and magnified themselves against the people of the LORD of hosts.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H2778 (châraph) mean?
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 many times does H2778 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H2778 (חָרַף) appears in 40 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “reproached.”
How is châraph translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H2778 is rendered as “reproached” (12×), “reproach” (10×), “defied” (5×), “reproacheth” (5×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word חָרַף come from?
a primitive root; also denominative (from H2779 (חֹרֶף))