2756. Chariph
Strong's Lexicon
Chariph: Hariph

Original Word: חָרִיף
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Chariyph
Pronunciation: khaw-REEF
Phonetic Spelling: (khaw-reef')
Definition: Hariph
Meaning: Chariph

Word Origin: Derived from the root חָרַף (charaph), which means "to pluck" or "to gather."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for "Chariph" as it is a proper noun specific to Hebrew genealogies and historical records.

Usage: The term "Chariph" is used as a proper noun in the Bible, specifically as a name. It is associated with a group of people or a family lineage. The name itself can imply "autumn" or "harvest," reflecting the time of gathering or plucking, which is consistent with its root meaning.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, names often carried significant meanings and were sometimes indicative of the circumstances of birth, family heritage, or prophetic significance. The name "Chariph" is linked to the post-exilic period when the Israelites returned from Babylonian captivity and were re-establishing their community and religious practices in Jerusalem and Judah.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from charaph
Definition
an Isr.
NASB Translation
Hariph (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
חָרִף, חָרִיף proper name, masculine (compare Arabic autumn, see חֹרֶף above) —

1 חָרִף head of a family of returned exiles Nehemiah 7:24 (ᵐ5 Αρειφ, ᵐ5L Ιωρηε) = יוֺרָה (compare יוֺרָה early rain) Ezra 2:18 (ᵐ5 Ουρα, A Ιωρα, ᵐ5L Ωραι).

2 חָרִיף one of those sealed Nehemiah 10:20 ᵐ5 Αρειφ(α), ᵐ5L Αρηφ.



Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Hariph

From charaph.; autumnal; Chariph, the name of two Israelites -- Hariph.

see HEBREW charaph.

Forms and Transliterations
חָרִ֔יף חָרִ֥יף חריף chaRif ḥā·rîp̄ ḥārîp̄
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Englishman's Concordance
Nehemiah 7:24
HEB: בְּנֵ֣י חָרִ֔יף מֵאָ֖ה שְׁנֵ֥ים
NAS: the sons of Hariph, 112;
KJV: The children of Hariph, an hundred
INT: the children of Hariph an hundred both

Nehemiah 10:19
HEB: חָרִ֥יף עֲנָת֖וֹת [נֹובָי
NAS: Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai,
KJV: Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai,
INT: Hariph Anathoth Nebai

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2756
2 Occurrences


ḥā·rîp̄ — 2 Occ.















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