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Hareph
winter; reproach
חָרֵף cha.reph
Hareph (Hebrew: חָרֵף, cha.reph) means “winter; reproach”, by traditional interpretation. It appears once, at 1 Chronicles 2:51. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears with Salma in 1 Chronicles 2.
The bearer in scripture
One person in scripture bears this name.
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Hareph
father of Beth-gader
Scripture against society
The two measures, side by side
At a glance
- Verses
- 1 across 1 book
- Bearers
- 1 one person only
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- Divided Kingdom
- Hapax
- Yes occurs exactly once
Using it today
In United States birth records this name is below the reporting threshold. The Social Security Administration does not publish counts under five, so a name given to four children looks the same as one given to none.
In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First appears | 1 Chronicles 2:51 |
| Cross-references | 8 linked passages |
Names connected to this one
- Salma co-occurrence Appears with Salma in 1 Chronicles 2.
Origin & meaning
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at 1Ch.2.51;
son of: Hur (H2354);
brother of: Uri (H0221), Shobal (H7732H), Salma (H8007H), Jezreel (H3157J), Ishma (H3457), Idbash (H3031), Hazzelelponi (H6753), Penuel (H6439H) and Ezer (H5829)
§ Hareph = "a plucking off"
a son of Caleb and father of Bethgader
Hareph, a descendant of Caleb, was the father of Beth-gader, as mentioned in the genealogy of Judah.
The biblical story
Hareph is mentioned briefly in 1Ch.2.51 as a descendant of Caleb, the son of Hur, from the tribe of Judah. He is identified as the father of Beth-gader, which is likely a reference to a town or a region associated with his family. The genealogy in 1 Chronicles 2 traces the descendants of Judah, focusing particularly on the line of Caleb, who was one of the faithful spies who encouraged the Israelites to trust in God and enter the Promised Land (Numbers 13-14). Caleb was rewarded for his faithfulness with a special inheritance in the land of Canaan. The mention of Hareph in this genealogy highlights the importance of family lineage and the recording of descendants in the Old Testament. It also shows how the tribe of Judah, from which King David and ultimately Jesus Christ would descend, grew and established itself in the land of Israel.
Key verses
Hareph appears in 1 verse. Here are some of the most notable:
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Salma the father of Beth–lehem, Hareph the father of Beth–gader.
1 Chronicles 2:51
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1 Chronicles (1)
- 1 Chronicles 2:51