Proverbs 18:3:5Prov.18.3.W5TAB
חֶרְפָּֽה׃
kherpe
“reproach or disgrace”
- Transliteration
- KHER-pe
- Extended
- KHEHR-peh
- IPA
- /ˈħɛr.paː/
Meaning by language
- English
- reproach or disgrace
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KHER-pe
- clause
ve-IM-ka-LON KHER-pe
- sentence
be-VO-ra-SHA BA gam-BUZ ve-IM-ka-LON KHER-pe
Exegesis
The conjunctive prepositional phrase ve-im {וְעִם | wə-ʿim} ‘and with’ introduces the parallel result kalon {קָלוֹן | qā-lōn} ‘disgrace’, which in turn produces herpa {חֶרְפָּה | ḥer-pā} ‘reproach’. This parallel structure underscores the inevitability and escalation of social dishonor. The English preserves the Hebrew word order and coordinating particles to reflect its causal and rhythmic progression.
Root and etymology
Rootchet resh pe
“reproach, disgrace”
In context — Proverbs 18:3
When the wicked comes, contempt also comes, and with disgrace, reproach follows.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 18:3:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 18:3, so the Hebrew word חֶרְפָּֽה׃ (kherpe) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Prov.18.3.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.18.3.W5.S1) and character.