H2781 H2781
Reproach, disgrace, shame; a social condition of dishonor or the verbal taunts that inflict it.
Cherpah names the sting of public shame — the condition of being exposed to scorn, contempt, or social disgrace. It appears in contexts ranging from personal humiliation (Tamar's plea in 2 Sam 13:13, 'where would I carry my cherpah?') to national catastrophe (the 'reproach of Egypt' rolled away at Gilgal, Josh 5:9). Spanish 'afrenta' and German 'Schmach' both carry the weight of dishonor that cuts to the bone. The word occasionally sharpens into the act itself — the verbal taunts hurled by enemies (Ps 69:9; Zeph 2:8) — and in Proverbs it points to an inherent moral defect that inevitably brings disgrace (Prov 6:33).
2. shameful defect, blemish — A nuanced sense in which cherpah denotes an inherent defect, blemish, or moral failing that is itself the cause of disgrace rather than externally imposed scorn. In Prov 6:33 the adulterer's 'cherpah will not be wiped away,' and in Prov 18:3 wickedness brings cherpah as its natural consequence. Arabic cognate ʿayb (fault, defect) supports this distinction. Here the shame is not something inflicted from outside but something intrinsic to the person's condition — a permanent moral stain. 3×
AR["عَيْبٌ","عَيْبَهُمْ","وَ-عَيْبُهُ"]·ben["ও-তার-অপমান","তাদের-অপমান","নিন্দা"]·DE["[וחרפתו]","[חרפה]","[חרפתם]"]·EN["and-his-reproach","reproach","their-reproach"]·FR["et-son-opprobre-lui","opprobre"]·heb["ו-חרפתו","חרפה","חרפתם"]·HI["उनकी-निन्दा","और-लज्जा-उसकी","निंदा"]·ID["aib","cercaan-mereka","dan-celanya"]·IT["e-e-suo-reproach-suo","reproach","vergogna"]·jav["cacadan","lan-wirang","panyacad-ipun"]·KO["그들-욱-을","그리고-그-의-비난-은","욕됨이"]·PT["e-sua-desonra","reprovação","sua-afronta"]·RU["и-позор-его","поношение","поношение-их"]·ES["afrenta","su-afrenta","y-su-afrenta"]·SW["fedheha","matukano-yao","na-fedheha-yake"]·TR["hakaretlerini-onların","utancı","ve-rezilliği-onun"]·urd["اور-شرم-اُس-کی","اُن-کی-ملامت","رُسوائی"]
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Senses
1. disgrace, shame, dishonor — The broad and dominant sense of social disgrace, shame, or dishonor — a condition borne by persons or nations that marks them as objects of contempt. It encompasses Goliath's taunt that brings reproach on Israel (1 Sam 17:26), the uncircumcision called 'the reproach of Egypt' (Josh 5:9), and the psalmist's cry 'remove from me reproach and contempt' (Ps 119:22). French 'opprobre' and German 'Schmach' both capture the public, almost palpable nature of this shame. The word appears with numerous verbs — bear, remove, turn back, give — showing how reproach is experienced as a burden one carries or a stain one seeks to erase. 68×
AR["العارُ-","عاراً","عارًا","عَارًا","عَارَ","لِلْعَارِ","وَ-لِ-عَارٍ","وَلِلْعَارِ"]·ben["-নিন্দার-জন্য","অপমান","অপমানে","অপমানের-জন্য","এবং-নিন্দা-রূপে","নিন্দা","নিন্দাকে","লজ্জা"]·DE["Schmach","ein-schmähen","schmähen","und-Schmach"]·EN["a-reproach","and-a-reproach","for-a-reproach","for-reproach","reproach","reproach-of"]·FR["[חרפת]","en-opprobre","et-à-opprobre","opprobre"]·heb["ו-ל-חרפה","חרפה","חרפת","ל-חרפה"]·HI["अकाल","अपमान","अपमान-के-लिए","अपमान-से","और-के-लिए-निंदा","के-लिए-निंदा","को-निन्दा","निंदा","निन्दा","निन्दा-से"]·ID["Celaan","aib","celaan","dan-celaan","dan-cercaan","kehinaan","menjadi-celaan","sebagai-celaan"]·IT["e-vergogna","obbrobrio","vergogna"]·jav["Cacad","cacad","cacad-ing","cacadan","dados-nistha","dados-pasiyan","kangge-panacad","lan-kanggé-pangerang-erang","panacad","pangina","pangècèn","wirang"]·KO["그리고-치욕으로","모욕을","비난거리","사람의","수치-가","수치-로","수치-를","수치-와","수치를","에-수치를-위하여","에게-수치에게","의-수치를","조롱-과","조롱거리-가","치욕-을","치욕-이","치욕으로"]·PT["Afronta","afronta-de","de-opróbrio","e-para-opróbrio","oprobrio","opróbrio","opróbrio-de-","para-oprobrio","para-opróbrio","por-opróbrio","vergonha","vergonha-de","vergônha"]·RU["в-поношение","в-поругание","и-позором","позор","позором","поношение","поношением","поношения"]·ES["Afrenta","afrenta","afrenta-de","de-afrenta","objeto-de-afrenta","oprobio","para-afrenta","por-afrenta","y-para-oprobio","y-por-afrenta"]·SW["Aibu","aibu","aibu-ya","kwa-aibu","na-aibu","na-kwa-aibu","shutuma","shutumu-ya-"]·TR["-için-hakaret","hakaret","hakaretinden-","için-alay","utanc","utanca","utancı","utancını","utanç","utançını","ve-için-hakaret","ve-rezalet"]·urd["اور-رُسوائی","اور-طعنہ-کے-لیے","اور-ملامت","رسوائی","رسوائی-نے","رسوائی-کے-لئے","رُسوائی","طعنہ","طعنے-سے","عار","نشانہ"]
Gen 34:14, 1 Sam 11:2, 1 Sam 17:26, 1 Sam 25:39, 2 Sam 13:13, Neh 2:17, Job 19:5, Ps 22:6, Ps 31:11, Ps 39:8, Ps 44:13, Ps 69:7 (+38 more)
3. taunts, verbal reproach — The active, speech-oriented sense of verbal taunts, insults, or reviling directed at someone. In Ps 69:9 the taunts of those who reproach God fall on the psalmist, and Zeph 2:8 records the 'cherpot' (taunts) of Moab and Ammon against God's people. The plural form and the pairing with verbs of hearing ('I have heard the reproach') emphasize the spoken, aggressive dimension — not the resulting state of shame but the cutting words that produce it. 2×
AR["تَعْيِيرَ","وَ-تَعييراتُ"]·ben["অপমান","ও-অপমানগুলো"]·DE["[חרפת]","und-der-reproaches-von"]·EN["and-the-reproaches-of","the-taunts-of"]·FR["[חרפת]","et-opprobre"]·heb["ו-חרפות","חרפת"]·HI["निंदा"]·ID["celaan","dan-celaan"]·IT["e-obbrobrio","obbrobrio"]·jav["panyelanipun","saha-cacad-cacad"]·KO["그리고-치욕-들-이","비난을"]·PT["e-as-afrontas","reproches-de"]·RU["и-поношения","поношение"]·ES["afrenta-de","y-afrentas-de"]·SW["matusi-ya","na-matukano"]·TR["aşağılamasını","ve-hakaretler-"]·urd["طعنہ","وَ-رسوائیاں"]
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† חֶרְפָּה n.f. reproach—ח׳ Gn 34:14 + 35 times; cstr. חֶרְפַּת Jos 5:9 + 15 times; sf. חֶרְפָּֽתְךָ ψ 74:22 etc. + 17 times sfs.; pl. חֲרָפוֹת ψ 69:11 Dn 12:2; cstr. חֶרְפּוֹת ψ 69:10.— 1. taunt of enemy 1 S 17:26; so also 1 S 25:39; reproach cast upon another, scorn, contumely Ne 3:36; 5:9 ψ 69:20, 21; 71:13; 89:51; 119:22 Pr 18:3 Is 51:7 Ez 21:33; שׁמע ח׳ Je 51:51 Zp 2:8 La 3:61; נתן ח׳ על Je…