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דִּבָּה H1681
H1681 is the Hebrew word דִּבָּה, transliterated dibbâh and said dib-baw'. The King James Version most often renders it slander.
What it means
slander.
Where it comes from
from H1680 (דָּבַב) (in the sense of furtive motion).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 8 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: defaming, evil report, infamy, slander.
Verses using דִּבָּה
All 8 verses, quoted in full.
Numbers 13:32 · KJV
And they brought up an evil report of the land which they had searched unto the children of Israel, saying, The land, through which we have gone to search it, is a land that eateth up the inhabitants thereof; and all the people that we saw in it are men of a great stature.
Numbers 14:36 · KJV
And the men, which Moses sent to search the land, who returned, and made all the congregation to murmur against him, by bringing up a slander upon the land,
Numbers 14:37 · KJV
Even those men that did bring up the evil report upon the land, died by the plague before the LORD.
Psalm 31:13 · KJV
For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.
Proverbs 10:18 · KJV
He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.
Proverbs 25:10 · KJV
Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.
Jeremiah 20:10 · KJV
For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, say they, and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting, saying, Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.
Ezekiel 36:3 · KJV
Therefore prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because they have made you desolate, and swallowed you up on every side, that ye might be a possession unto the residue of the heathen, and ye are taken up in the lips of talkers, and are an infamy of the people:
Common questions
What does Strong's H1681 mean?
H1681 is the Hebrew word דִּבָּה (dibbâh), meaning slander.
How is H1681 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it slander (3 times), evil report (1 time), report (1 time), thine infamy (1 time), defaming (1 time), among others.
How many times does H1681 appear in the Bible?
דִּבָּה (dibbâh) is tagged in 8 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H1681 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H1680 (דָּבַב) (in the sense of furtive motion).
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