Strong’s definition
to pull off, i.e. (by implication) to expose (as by stripping); specifically, to betroth (as if a surrender); figuratively, to carp at, i.e. defame; to spend the winter
KJV gloss list in the source
betroth, blaspheme, defy, jeopard, rail, reproach, upbraid.
Source pronunciation notation: khaw-raf'
Derivation recorded by Strong
a primitive root; also denominative (from H2779 (חֹרֶף))
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