2779. choreph

Lexicon

choreph: Winter, harvest-time

Original Word: חֹרֶף
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: choreph
Pronunciation: kho-ref'
Phonetic Spelling: (kho'-ref)
Definition: Winter, harvest-time
Meaning: the crop gathered, the autumn, season, ripeness of age

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

cold, winter house, youth

From charaph.; properly, the crop gathered, i.e. (by implication) the autumn (and winter) season; figuratively, ripeness of age -- cold, winter (-house), youth.

see HEBREW charaph.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
harvest time, autumn
NASB Translation
autumn (1), prime (1), winter (5).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

חֹ֫רֶף noun masculine harvest-time, autumn (Arabic freshly gathered fruit, autumn (also rain of autumn or beginning of winter) = Sabean חֿרפ (ןׅ DHM^{ZMG 1875, xxix. 597}; Sabean חֿרף, חֿרפם = year, compare Ethiopic annus currens Os (Levy)^{ZMG 1865, 168, 174} DHM^{ZMG 1883, 369}; Assyrian —arpu, Schr^{JPTh 1875, 341} KAT^253n. = COT^{i. 54 n}.) — absolute ׳ח Zechariah 14:8 5t.; suffix חָרְמִּי Job 29:4; — קַיִץ וָחֹרֶף Genesis 8:22 (J), Psalm 74:17; Zechariah 14:8; ׳בֵּית הַח autumn-house or palace Amos 3:15; Jeremiah 36:22 (+ בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַתְּשִׁיעִי in the 9th month, i.e. Nov-Dec.); ׳מח עָצֵל לֹא יַחֲרשׁ Proverbs 20:4 a sluggard ploughs not after harvest; as implying maturity, בִּימֵי חָרְמִּי Job 29:4 in the days of my autumn (prime).

Topical Lexicon

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

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • Strong's Greek Number 2330: θέρους (theros) • Refers to summer or the harvest season, which is conceptually related to the idea of gathering and ripeness.
• Strong's Greek Number 3703: ὀπώρα (opora) • Denotes the late summer or early autumn, a time of fruitfulness and harvest, similar to the Hebrew חֹרֶף (ḥōrep̄).

These Greek entries provide a parallel understanding of seasonal and agricultural themes found in the Hebrew Bible, reflecting the shared cultural and agricultural practices of the ancient Near East.

Usage: The word חֹרֶף (ḥōrep̄) is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe the autumn season, which is a time of harvest and gathering. It is also metaphorically used to indicate the ripeness or maturity of age.

Context: חֹרֶף (ḥōrep̄) appears in the Hebrew Bible as a term that signifies the autumn season, a critical period in the agricultural calendar of ancient Israel. This season was marked by the gathering of crops, a time of fruition and completion of the agricultural cycle. The term is used in a few key passages to highlight the natural order and the providence of God in providing for His people through the cycles of the seasons.

In the context of age, חֹרֶף (ḥōrep̄) metaphorically represents the ripeness or maturity that comes with the passage of time. This usage underscores the wisdom and experience that accompany the later stages of life, drawing a parallel between the natural harvest and the culmination of a person's years.

The Berean Standard Bible (BSB) provides a clear translation of this term in its relevant contexts, emphasizing the significance of the autumn season both agriculturally and metaphorically.

Forms and Transliterations

הַחֹ֔רֶף הַחֹ֖רֶף החרף וָ֝חֹ֗רֶף וָחֹ֛רֶף וּבָחֹ֖רֶף ובחרף וחרף חָרְפִּ֑י חרפי מֵ֭חֹרֶף מחרף charePi ha·ḥō·rep̄ ḥā·rə·pî haChoref haḥōrep̄ ḥārəpî mê·ḥō·rep̄ Mechoref mêḥōrep̄ ū·ḇā·ḥō·rep̄ ūḇāḥōrep̄ uvaChoref vaChoref wā·ḥō·rep̄ wāḥōrep̄

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 8:22
HEB: וָחֹ֜ם וְקַ֧יִץ וָחֹ֛רֶף וְי֥וֹם וָלַ֖יְלָה
NAS: And summer and winter, And day
KJV: and summer and winter, and day
INT: and heat and summer and winter and day and night

Job 29:4
HEB: הָ֭יִיתִי בִּימֵ֣י חָרְפִּ֑י בְּס֥וֹד אֱ֝ל֗וֹהַּ
NAS: As I was in the prime of my days,
KJV: As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret
INT: become of my days the prime the friendship of God

Psalm 74:17
HEB: אָ֑רֶץ קַ֥יִץ וָ֝חֹ֗רֶף אַתָּ֥ה יְצַרְתָּם׃
NAS: You have made summer and winter.
KJV: thou hast made summer and winter.
INT: of the earth summer and winter You have made

Proverbs 20:4
HEB: מֵ֭חֹרֶף עָצֵ֣ל לֹא־
NAS: after the autumn, So he begs
KJV: will not plow by reason of the cold; [therefore] shall he beg
INT: the autumn the sluggard does not

Jeremiah 36:22
HEB: יוֹשֵׁב֙ בֵּ֣ית הַחֹ֔רֶף בַּחֹ֖דֶשׁ הַתְּשִׁיעִ֑י
NAS: was sitting in the winter house
INT: was sitting house the winter month the ninth

Amos 3:15
HEB: וְהִכֵּיתִ֥י בֵית־ הַחֹ֖רֶף עַל־ בֵּ֣ית
NAS: I will also smite the winter house
KJV: And I will smite the winter house
INT: smite house the winter and house

Zechariah 14:8
HEB: הָאַחֲר֑וֹן בַּקַּ֥יִץ וּבָחֹ֖רֶף יִֽהְיֶֽה׃
NAS: it will be in summer as well as in winter.
KJV: in summer and in winter shall it be.
INT: the western summer winter become

7 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2779
7 Occurrences

ḥā·rə·pî — 1 Occ.
ha·ḥō·rep̄ — 2 Occ.
mê·ḥō·rep̄ — 1 Occ.
ū·ḇā·ḥō·rep̄ — 1 Occ.
wā·ḥō·rep̄ — 2 Occ.