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Strong's #1681 - דִּבָּה
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- whispering, defamation, evil report
- whispering
- defamation, defaming
- evil report, unfavourable saying
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1071) bd (דב DB) AC: Rest CO: ? AB: ?: The pictograph d is a picture of the a tent door. The b is a representation of a tent. Combined these mean "the door of the tent". The door of the tent was the place of relaxation for the father. Here he would watch his family, livestock and the road for approaching visitors (see Genesis 18:1) . This root is related to the root db(a reversal of the letters) .
A) bd (דב DB) AC: ? CO: Slow AB: ?: Something that is slow and quiet.
Nf1) ebd (דבה DBH) - Slander: Speaking evil of another (usually done quietly) . KJV (9): slander, evil report, infamy - Strongs: H1681 (דִּבָּה)
B) bbd (דבב DBB) AC: Whisper CO: ? AB: ?: A quiet speech.
V) bbd (דבב DBB) - Whisper: A quiet speaking as when sleeping. [df: Ppu] KJV (5): (vf: Paal, Pilpel, Participle) speak, whisper - Strongs: H1680 (דָּבַב), H6850 (צָפַף)
C) bda (אדב ADB) AC: Grieve CO: ? AB: ?: A quiet state.
V) bda (אדב ADB) - Grieve: KJV (1): (vf: Hiphil) grieve - Strongs: H109 (אָדַב)
D) bad (דאב DAB) AC: ? CO: ? AB: Sorrow: A quiet state.
V) bad (דאב DAB) - Mourn: KJV (3): (vf: Paal) sorrow, sorrowful, mourn - Strongs: H1669 (דָּאַב)
Nf1) ebad (דאבה DABH) - Sorrow: KJV (1): sorrow - Strongs: H1670 (דְּאָבָה)
jm) nfbad (דאבונ DABWN) - Sorrow: KJV (1): sorrow - Strongs: H1671 (דְּאָבוֹן)
E) abd (דבא DBA) AC: ? CO: Rest AB: ?
Nm ) abd (דבא DBA) - Rest: KJV (1): strength - Strongs: H1679 (דֹּבֶא)
J) bfd (דוב DWB) AC: ? CO: ? AB: Sorrow
V) bfd (דוב DWB) - Sorrow: One who moves slowly. KJV (1): (vf: Hiphil) sorrow - Strongs: H1727 (דּוּב)
Nm/f) bfd (דוב DWB) - B KJV (13): bear - Strongs: H1677 (דּוֹב), H1678 (דֹּב)
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Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
1 whispering Psalm 31:14; Jeremiah 20:10 (Hi Hup De Gf VB; yet compare Che Psalm).
2 defamation Proverbs 10:18 (with הוציא).
3 evil report, specifically a (true) report of evil doing Genesis 37:2 (P) וַיָּבֵא אֶתדִּֿבָּתָם רָעָה; compare also Proverbs 25:10 & Ezekiel 36:3 וֵַתּעֲלוּ עַלשְֿׂפַת לָשׁוֺן וְדִבַּתעָֿ֑ם, unfavourable report of spies Numbers 13:32; Numbers 14:36,37 (all P & all with הוֺצִיא; adjective רעה only Numbers 14:37).
דִּבָּה f. (root דָּבַכ No. 2) slander, calumny. הוֹצִיא דִבָּה to spread slander, Numbers 14:36; Proverbs 10:18. The genitive which follows has either an active sense [i.e. of the slanderer], e. g. Psalms 31:14, בִּי שָׁמַעְתִּי דִּבַּת רַבִּים “for I heard the slander of many,” Jeremiah 20:10 or a passive [of the person slandered], Numbers 13:32, 14:37 Genesis 37:2; Proverbs 25:10, וְרִבָּֽתְךָ לֹא תָשׁוּב “(so) that thine infamy turn not away from thee.” (Arab. دَبُوبُ a secret slanderer, one who spreads calumnies. Syr. ܛܒܶܐܳ report, rumour, and ܐܰܛܒܶ to spread a rumour. Ch. טִבָּה reproach).
