חֶרְפָּה

Strong’s Definition

contumely, disgrace, the pudenda

Etymology & Derivation

from H2778 (חָרַף);

KJV Usage

rebuke, reproach(-fully), shame.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.reproach, scorn
• 2.taunt, scorn (upon enemy)
• 3.reproach (resting upon condition of shame, disgrace)
• 4.a reproach (an object)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: cherpâh; Pronunciation: kher-paw'