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Psalms 69:21

“They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

חֶרְפָּהcherpâh · kher-paw'
H2781 · Hebrew

Definition: contumely, disgrace, the pudenda
Derivation: from H2778 (חָרַף);
KJV renderings: rebuke, reproach(-fully), shame.
Grammar: חֶרְפָּ֤ה — common noun, feminine, singular, absolute
Code HNcfsa
Usage: Occurs 73 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 30:23 Genesis 34:14 Joshua 5:9 1 Samuel 11:2 1 Samuel 17:26

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read חֶרְפָּה here.

Verse 20 Verse 22

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.