Reproach
חֶרְפָּהStrong’s H2781cherpah (cher-pah)
Appears in 72 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Cherpah is the Hebrew word usually translated “reproach”, “reproach of” and “reproach my”. It appears in 72 verses of the Old Testament.
“O LORD, according to all thy righteousness, I beseech thee, let thine anger and thy fury be turned away from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy mountain: because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people are become a reproach to all that are about us.”
Meaning
- Reproach, scorntaunt, scorn (upon enemy) · reproach (resting upon condition of shame, disgrace) · a reproach (an object)
How it's translated
- a reproach 15
- reproach 9
- reproach of 7
- reproach my 4
- reproach their 4
- a reproach of 4
- and reproach of 4
- and a reproach 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Psalms 20
- Jeremiah 12
- Ezekiel 7
- Isaiah 6
- Nehemiah 4
- 1 Samuel 3
17 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Daniel 11:18In contextAfter this shall he turn his face unto the isles, and shall take many: but a prince for his own behalf shall cause the reproach offered by him to cease; without his own reproach he shall cause it to turn upon him.
- Daniel 12:2In contextAnd many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
- Genesis 30:23And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach:
- Genesis 34:14And they said unto them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that were a reproach unto us:
- Joshua 5:9And 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 11:2And 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.
All 72 verses, by book
Hebrew dictionary
חֶרְפָּה cherpah · reproach
1) reproach, scorn 1a) taunt, scorn (upon enemy) 1b) reproach (resting upon condition of shame, disgrace) 1c) a reproach (an object)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “reproach” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
REPROACH, verb transitive
[Latin prox, in proximus.]
- To censure in terms of opprobrium or contempt.
- To charge with a fault in severe language.
- To upbraid; to suggest blame for any thing.
- To treat with scorn or contempt. Luke 6:22
All definitions and other forms of “reproach”
REPROACH, noun
- Censure mingled with contempt or derision; contumelious or opprobrious language towards any person; abusive reflections; as foul-mouthed reproach
- Shame; infamy; disgrace.“Give not thine heritage to reproach” Joel 2:17
- Object of contempt, scorn or derision.“Come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we may be no more a reproach” Nehemiah 2:17
- That which is the cause of shame or disgrace. Genesis 30:23
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.