# חָרַף (charaf) Israeli respelling: cha-raf. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew. Strong’s H2778. 40 Old Testament occurrences. 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 King James renderings: betroth, blaspheme, defy, jeopard, rail, reproach, upbraid. Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/charaf-h2778 ## Occurrences - [Leviticus 19:20](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/leviticus/19/20) — And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman, that is a bondmaid, betrothed to an husband, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given her; she… - [Judges 5:18](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/5/18) — Zebulun and Naphtali were a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death in the high places of the field. - [Judges 8:15](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/8/15) — And 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 Z… - [1 Samuel 17:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/17/10) — And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together. - [1 Samuel 17:25](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/17/25) — And 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 k… - [1 Samuel 17:26](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/17/26) — And 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 repro… - [1 Samuel 17:36](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/17/36) — Thy 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… - [1 Samuel 17:45](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/17/45) — Then 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 t… - [2 Samuel 21:21](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/21/21) — And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimeah the brother of David slew him. - [2 Samuel 23:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/23/9) — And 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 t… - [2 Kings 19:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-kings/19/4) — 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;… - [2 Kings 19:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-kings/19/16) — LORD, 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… - [2 Kings 19:22](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-kings/19/22) — Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? even against the… - [2 Kings 19:23](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-kings/19/23) — By 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 mountai… - [1 Chronicles 20:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/20/7) — But when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David’s brother slew him. - [2 Chronicles 32:17](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-chronicles/32/17) — He wrote also letters to rail on the LORD God of Israel, and to speak against him, saying, As the gods of the nations of other lands have n… - [Nehemiah 6:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/nehemiah/6/13) — Therefore was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have matter for an evil report, that they might re… - [Job 27:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/27/6) — My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live. - [Psalms 42:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/42/10) — As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where is thy God? - [Psalms 44:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/44/16) — For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and avenger. - [Psalms 55:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/55/12) — For 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… - [Psalms 57:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/57/3) — He 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 tru… - [Psalms 69:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/69/9) — For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me. - [Psalms 74:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/74/10) — O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever? - [Psalms 74:18](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/74/18) — Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O LORD, and that the foolish people have blasphemed thy name. - [Psalms 79:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/79/12) — And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord. - [Psalms 89:51](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/89/51) — Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, O LORD; wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed. - [Psalms 102:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/102/8) — Mine enemies reproach me all the day; and they that are mad against me are sworn against me. - [Psalms 119:42](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/119/42) — So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me: for I trust in thy word. - [Proverbs 14:31](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/14/31) — He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor. - [Proverbs 17:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/17/5) — Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished. - [Proverbs 27:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/27/11) — My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me. - [Isaiah 18:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/18/6) — 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… - [Isaiah 37:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/37/4) — It 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… - [Isaiah 37:17](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/37/17) — Incline 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 t… - [Isaiah 37:23](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/37/23) — Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? even against the… - [Isaiah 37:24](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/37/24) — By 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,… - [Isaiah 65:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/65/7) — Your iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together, saith the LORD, which have burned incense upon the mountains, and blasphemed… - [Zephaniah 2:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/zephaniah/2/8) — I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the children of Ammon, whereby they have reproached my people, and magnified themse… - [Zephaniah 2:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/zephaniah/2/10) — This shall they have for their pride, because they have reproached and magnified themselves against the people of the LORD of hosts.