Lexicon
דֳּפִי
do.phi
H1848
H:N-M Hebrew

slander

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do.phi denotes hostile speech directed against a close family member.

The attested use describes speaking against one’s brother or mother’s son, with the verse presenting the act as an utterance of slander.

Senses in use

  1. Hostile speech against a family member · dominant

    In Psalm 50:20, the masculine singular absolute noun occurs after the actions of sitting with one’s brother and speaking against one’s mother’s son; the APB renders the concluding clause, “you utter slander.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Psalm 50:20, the APB presents the concluding accusation as “you utter slander.” This rendering confirms the verse’s overall depiction of hostile speech without isolating every word-to-word correspondence.

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