What does דִּבָּה · διάβολος mean in the Bible?
דִּבָּה · διάβολος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "evil report, defaming speech".
Hebrew · H1681, G1228
דִּבָּה
Slander · a traducer; specially, Satan (compare )
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דִּבָּה H1681 slander
Pronunciation dibāh
Malicious whispering or rumor designed to damage reputation; carries connotation of secretive, damaging speech
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διάβολος G1228 a traducer; specially, Satan (compare )
Pronunciation diábolos
Accuser and slanderer; Satan as the supreme false accuser who opposes God's people through deception.
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What does דִּבָּה (dibbah) mean in the Bible?
דִּבָּה · διάβολος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "evil report, defaming speech".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1681, G1228?
H1681, G1228 is connected to 9 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. evil report, defaming speech
Strong's H1681, G1228
Lexical occurrences 9 verses Source Gloss
evil report, defaming speech
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
דִּבָּה is built from this root:
דָּבַב H1680
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain