Lexicon
גִּדּוּפִים
gid.duph
H1421
H:N-M Hebrew

reviling

3
Occurrences
2
Books
Hebrew
Language

gid.duph denotes hostile verbal abuse directed at Israel or its people.

The attested uses describe hostile verbal abuse: Israel is given over to it, the righteous are told not to fear it from people, and Moab and the sons of Ammon direct it against God's people.

Senses in use

  1. Hostile verbal abuse against a people · dominant

    All three occurrences are plural nouns. In Isaiah 43:28 the APB renders Israel as delivered to "reviling"; in Isaiah 51:7 people who know righteousness are told not to fear the abuse of others; and in Zephaniah 2:8 the clause identifies Moab and the sons of Ammon as taunting God's people and exalting themselves against their border.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses "reviling" in Isaiah 43:28 and Isaiah 51:7, and "revilings" in Zephaniah 2:8. These renderings confirm the verses' portrayal of verbal hostility without isolating every lexical detail.

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