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חֶרְפָּה

Contumely , disgrace , the pudenda

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חֶרְפָּה H2781
Pronunciation ḥerpāh

What does חֶרְפָּה (ḥerpāh) mean in the Bible?

חֶרְפָּה (ḥerpāh): Shame involving public humiliation and exposure; often God's judgment against covenant unfaithfulness or idolatry

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What does חֶרְפָּה (ḥerpāh) mean in the Bible?

חֶרְפָּה (ḥerpāh): Shame involving public humiliation and exposure; often God's judgment against covenant unfaithfulness or idolatry

How does the BSB render H2781?

The BSB source-word alignment has 73 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a reproach (8), the reproach (8), reproach (6), a disgrace (4), and reproach (3).

Where does חֶרְפָּה (ḥerpāh) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 30:23. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (20), Jeremiah (12), Ezekiel (7), Isaiah (6).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
a reproach 8× Psalms 44:13, Psalms 79:4, Psalms 89:41, Jeremiah 20:8
the reproach 8× Joshua 5:9, 1 Samuel 25:39, Psalms 39:8, Psalms 79:12
reproach 6× 1 Samuel 11:2, Psalms 69:10, Jeremiah 15:15, Jeremiah 51:51
a disgrace 4× Nehemiah 2:17, Psalms 31:11, Jeremiah 24:9, Jeremiah 49:13
and reproach 3× Jeremiah 29:18, Jeremiah 44:8, Jeremiah 44:12
the disgrace 3× Psalms 119:39, Isaiah 25:8, Jeremiah 31:19
and disgrace 2× Nehemiah 1:3, Jeremiah 42:18
disgrace 2× Proverbs 18:3, Isaiah 30:5
my shame 2× Genesis 30:23, 2 Samuel 13:13
our disgrace 2× Isaiah 4:1, Lamentations 5:1
scorn 2× Psalms 69:7, Psalms 119:22
scorned 2× Psalms 22:6, Ezekiel 16:57
shame 2× Psalms 78:66, Jeremiah 23:40
the scorn 2× Isaiah 51:7, Micah 6:16
[are] a reproach 1× Daniel 9:16
an object of scorn 1× Psalms 109:25
and a disgrace 1× Ezekiel 5:14
and his reproach 1× Proverbs 6:33
and the insults 1× Psalms 69:9
and their contempt 1× Ezekiel 21:28
and use my disgrace 1× Job 19:5
for his contempt 1× Hosea 12:14
Insults 1× Psalms 69:20
mocks You 1× Psalms 74:22
my reproach 1× Psalms 69:19
offensive 1× Jeremiah 6:10
their insults 1× Lamentations 3:61
their scorn 1× Nehemiah 4:4
this disgrace 1× 1 Samuel 17:26
to avoid the reproach 1× Nehemiah 5:9
to his reproach 1× Daniel 11:18
to shame 1× Daniel 12:2
vvv 1× Daniel 11:18
who casts no scorn 1× Psalms 15:3
with contempt 1× Job 16:10
with reproach 1× Lamentations 3:30
with scorn 1× Psalms 71:13
would be a disgrace 1× Genesis 34:14
your shame 1× Isaiah 47:3
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 30:23 חֶרְפָּתִֽי׃ to my shame Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Genesis 34:14 חֶרְפָּ֥ה to would be a disgrace Noun - feminine singular Joshua 5:9 חֶרְפַּ֥ת to the reproach Noun - feminine singular construct 1 Samuel 11:2 חֶרְפָּ֖ה to reproach Noun - feminine singular 1 Samuel 17:26 חֶרְפָּ֖ה to this disgrace Noun - feminine singular 1 Samuel 25:39 חֶרְפָּתִ֜י to the reproach Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular 2 Samuel 13:13 חֶרְפָּתִ֔י to my shame Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Nehemiah 1:3 וּבְחֶרְפָּ֑ה to and disgrace Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular Nehemiah 2:17 חֶרְפָּֽה׃ to a disgrace Noun - feminine singular Nehemiah 4:4 חֶרְפָּתָ֖ם to their scorn Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row Genesis 30:23
Aligned rows 73
Books represented 17
Genesis 2 Joshua 1 1 Samuel 3 2 Samuel 1 Nehemiah 4 Job 2 Psalms 20 Proverbs 2 Isaiah 6 Jeremiah 12 Lamentations 3 Ezekiel 7 Daniel 4 Hosea 1 Joel 2 Micah 1 Zephaniah 2
Source forms
חֶרְפַּ֥ת 6x ḥer·paṯ Joshua 5:9, Psalms 22:6, Psalms 39:8, Psalms 78:66
חֶרְפַּ֣ת 5x ḥer·paṯ Psalms 89:50, Isaiah 51:7, Jeremiah 23:40, Ezekiel 16:57
וּלְחֶרְפָּ֔ה 4x ū·lə·ḥer·pāh Jeremiah 29:18, Jeremiah 42:18, Jeremiah 44:8, Ezekiel 5:14
חֶרְפָּֽה׃ 4x ḥer·pāh Nehemiah 2:17, Proverbs 18:3, Jeremiah 15:15, Zephaniah 3:18
וְחֶרְפַּ֥ת 3x wə·ḥer·paṯ Isaiah 54:4, Ezekiel 36:15, Micah 6:16
חֶרְפָּ֖ה 3x ḥer·pāh 1 Samuel 11:2, 1 Samuel 17:26, Joel 2:19
חֶ֭רְפָּה 3x ḥer·pāh Psalms 44:13, Psalms 71:13, Psalms 79:4
חֶרְפָּ֣ה 2x ḥer·pāh Psalms 109:25, Psalms 119:22
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 20x Genesis 34:14, 1 Samuel 11:2, 1 Samuel 17:26, Nehemiah 2:17
Noun - feminine singular construct 11x Joshua 5:9, Psalms 22:6, Psalms 39:8, Psalms 78:66
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular 7x Isaiah 30:5, Jeremiah 6:10, Jeremiah 20:8, Jeremiah 24:9
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular 6x Genesis 30:23, 1 Samuel 25:39, 2 Samuel 13:13, Job 19:5
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular 5x Jeremiah 29:18, Jeremiah 42:18, Jeremiah 44:8, Jeremiah 44:12
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct 4x Isaiah 25:8, Isaiah 54:4, Ezekiel 36:15, Micah 6:16
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural 4x Nehemiah 4:4, Psalms 79:12, Lamentations 3:61, Ezekiel 21:28
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular 2x Proverbs 6:33, Hosea 12:14
Sources

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Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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