- Original: חריף - Transliteration: Chariyph - Phonetic: khaw-reef' - Definition: Hariph = a plucking off 1. head of a family of exiles returning with Zerubbabel 2. a head of the people who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah - Origin: from H2778 - TWOT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Masculine - Strong's: From H2778 ; autumnal; the name of two Israelites: - Hariph. Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • Hariph, 2 Nehemiah 7:24; Nehemiah 10:19