דִּבָּה
dibbâ
whispering
Strong's H1681NounHebrewTWOT 396b

דִּבָּה (dibbâ) is a Hebrew noun meaning whispering. It appears 9 times in 6 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H1681).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 396b)

Range of meaning (TWOT 396b)whispering, defamation, evil report; slander; defaming, infamy
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

דִּבָה noun, feminine: whispering, defamation, evil report

whispering, defamation, evil report (? as that which glides stealthily)

Strong's H1681 דִּבָּה: slander
KJV:defaming, evil report, infamy, slander.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 396: דָּבַב dābab — move gently, glide, glide over; move slowly; cause to speak

See it in Scripture

Genesis 37:2Numbers 13:32Proverbs 10:18

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