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It is often used in the context of spreading false or damaging information about someone, which can lead to their defamation or harm. In the biblical context, "dibbah" is associated with gossip, false accusations, and malicious talk that can cause division and strife within a community.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite society, as in many ancient cultures, reputation and honor were of utmost importance. A person's social standing and relationships were heavily influenced by their perceived character and integrity. Therefore, "dibbah," or slander, was considered a serious offense as it could unjustly damage a person's reputation and disrupt communal harmony. The Torah and other biblical texts emphasize the importance of truthful speech and the dangers of false testimony, reflecting the high value placed on integrity and justice.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/1680.htm">dabab</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>whispering, defamation, evil report<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>bad report (2), bad* (2), evil report (1), report (2), slander (2), whispering (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">דִּבָּה</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>whispering, defamation, evil report</b></font> (? as that which glides stealthily) — absolute <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">ד</font> <a href="/interlinear/numbers/14-36.htm">Numbers 14:36</a>; <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/10-18.htm">Proverbs 10:18</a>; construct <font class="hebrew2">דִּבַּת</font> <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/20-10.htm">Jeremiah 20:10</a> 4t.; suffix <font class="hebrew2">דִּבָּֽתְךָ</font> <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/25-10.htm">Proverbs 25:10</a> <font class="hebrew2">דִּבָּתָם</font> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/37-2.htm">Genesis 37:2</a>; — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1</b></font> <em>whispering</em> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/31-14.htm">Psalm 31:14</a>; <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/20-10.htm">Jeremiah 20:10</a> (Hi Hup De Gf VB; yet compare Che Psalm). <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> <em>defamation</em> <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/10-18.htm">Proverbs 10:18</a> (with <font class="hebrew2">הוציא</font>). <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>3</b></font> <em>evil report</em>, specifically a (true) report of evil doing <a href="/interlinear/genesis/37-2.htm">Genesis 37:2</a> (P) <font class="hebrew2">וַיָּבֵא אֶתדִּֿבָּתָם רָעָה</font>; compare also <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/25-10.htm">Proverbs 25:10</a> & <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/36-3.htm">Ezekiel 36:3</a> <font class="hebrew2">וֵַתּעֲלוּ עַלשְֿׂפַת לָשׁוֺן וְדִבַּתעָֿ֑ם</font>, unfavourable report of spies <a href="/interlinear/numbers/13-32.htm">Numbers 13:32</a>; <a href="/interlinear/numbers/14-36.htm">Numbers 14:36</a>,37 (all P & all with <font class="hebrew2">הוֺצִיא</font>; adjective <font class="hebrew2">רעה</font> only <a href="/interlinear/numbers/14-37.htm">Numbers 14:37</a>). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>defaming, evil report, infamy, slander <p>From <a href="/hebrew/1680.htm">dabab</a> (in the sense of furtive motion); slander -- defaming, evil report, infamy, slander. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/1680.htm">dabab</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>דִ֝בָּ֗ה דִּבַּ֣ת דִּבַּ֤ת דִּבַּ֥ת דִּבָּתָ֥ם דִבַּת־ דִבָּ֖ה דבה דבת דבת־ דבתם וְ֝דִבָּתְךָ֗ וְדִבַּת־ ודבת־ ודבתך dib·bā·ṯām ḏib·bāh dib·baṯ ḏib·baṯ- dibBah ḏibbāh dibBat dibbaṯ ḏibbaṯ- dibbaTam dibbāṯām vedibbat vedibbatecha wə·ḏib·bā·ṯə·ḵā wə·ḏib·baṯ- wəḏibbaṯ- wəḏibbāṯəḵā<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/genesis/37-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 37:2</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/37.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יוֹסֵ֛ף אֶת־ <b> דִּבָּתָ֥ם </b> רָעָ֖ה אֶל־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/37.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> brought <span class="itali">back a bad</span> report<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/37.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> unto his father their evil <span class="itali">report.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/37-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> brought and Joseph <span class="itali">report</span> their evil about<p><b><a href="/text/numbers/13-32.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Numbers 13:32</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/13.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> וַיּוֹצִ֜יאוּ <b> דִּבַּ֤ת </b> הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/numbers/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of Israel <span class="itali">a bad report</span> of the land<br><a href="/kjvs/numbers/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And they brought up <span class="itali">an evil report</span> of the land<br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/13-32.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> gave <span class="itali">A bad</span> of the land which<p><b><a href="/text/numbers/14-36.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Numbers 14:36</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/14.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הָ֣עֵדָ֔ה לְהוֹצִ֥יא <b> דִבָּ֖ה </b> עַל־ הָאָֽרֶץ׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/numbers/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> him by bringing <span class="itali">out a bad report</span> concerning<br><a href="/kjvs/numbers/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> against him, by bringing up <span class="itali">a slander</span> upon the land,<br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/14-36.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the congregation bringing <span class="itali">A bad</span> concerning the land<p><b><a href="/text/numbers/14-37.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Numbers 14:37</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/14.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים מוֹצִאֵ֥י <b> דִבַּת־ </b> הָאָ֖רֶץ רָעָ֑ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/numbers/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> who brought <span class="itali">out the very bad</span> report<br><a href="/kjvs/numbers/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the evil <span class="itali">report</span> upon the land,<br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/14-37.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> those brought <span class="itali">report</span> of the land the evil<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/31-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 31:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/31.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כִּ֤י שָׁמַ֨עְתִּי ׀ <b> דִּבַּ֥ת </b> רַבִּים֮ מָג֪וֹר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/31.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> For I have heard <span class="itali">the slander</span> of many,<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/31.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> For I have heard <span class="itali">the slander</span> of many:<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/31-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> for have heard <span class="itali">the slander</span> of many Terror<p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/10-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 10:18</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/10.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">שָׁ֑קֶר וּמוֹצִ֥א <b> דִ֝בָּ֗ה </b> ה֣וּא כְסִֽיל׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And he who spreads <span class="itali">slander</span> is a fool.<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and he that uttereth <span class="itali">a slander,</span> [is] a fool.<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/10-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> lying spreads <span class="itali">slander</span> he fool<p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/25-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 25:10</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/25.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יְחַסֶּדְךָ֥ שֹׁמֵ֑עַ <b> וְ֝דִבָּתְךָ֗ </b> לֹ֣א תָשֽׁוּב׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/25.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> [it] will reproach <span class="itali">you, And the evil report</span> about you will not pass away.<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/25.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [it] put thee to shame, <span class="itali">and thine infamy</span> turn not away.<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/25-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> will reproach hears <span class="itali">and the evil</span> you will not pass<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/20-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 20:10</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/20.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כִּ֣י שָׁמַ֜עְתִּי <b> דִּבַּ֣ת </b> רַבִּים֮ מָג֣וֹר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/20.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> For I have heard <span class="itali">the whispering</span> of many,<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/20.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> For I heard <span class="itali">the defaming</span> of many,<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/20-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> for have heard <span class="itali">the whispering</span> of many Terror<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/36-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 36:3</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/36.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">שְׂפַ֥ת לָשׁ֖וֹן <b> וְדִבַּת־ </b> עָֽם׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/36.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> up in the talk <span class="itali">and the whispering</span> of the people.'<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/36.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of talkers, <span class="itali">and [are] an infamy</span> of the people:<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/36-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the lips of talkers <span class="itali">and the whispering</span> of the people<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1681.htm">9 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1681.htm">Strong's Hebrew 1681<br>9 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/dibbah_1681.htm">ḏib·bāh — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/dibbat_1681.htm">dib·baṯ — 4 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/dibbatam_1681.htm">dib·bā·ṯām — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vedibbat_1681.htm">wə·ḏib·baṯ- — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vedibbatecha_1681.htm">wə·ḏib·bā·ṯə·ḵā — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 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