Jeremiah 20:10:3Jer.20.10.W3TAB

דִּבַּ֣ת

dibat

report of or whispering of

Transliteration
di-BAT
Extended
dih-BAHT
IPA
/dibˈbat/

Meaning by language

English
report of or whispering of

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
דִּ + בַּ֣ת
di + bat
dibat

Alphabet Analysis

Daletd as in door
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Tavt as in top

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Word in context

  1. word

    di-BAT

  2. phraseyour reading level

    di-BAT ra-BIM

  3. clause

    KI sha-MA-e-ti di-BAT ra-BIM ma-GOR mi-sa-VIV ha-GI-du ve-na-gi-DE-nu KOL e-NOSH she-lo-MI sho-me-RE tsal-E

  4. sentence

    KI sha-MA-e-ti di-BAT ra-BIM ma-GOR mi-sa-VIV ha-GI-du ve-na-gi-DE-nu KOL e-NOSH she-lo-MI sho-me-RE tsal-E u-LAI ye-fu-TE ve-nu-kh-LA LO ve-nik-KHA nik-ma-TE-nu mi-ME-nu

Exegesis

The construct phrase dibbat rabbim {דִּבַּת רַבִּים | dib-bat rab-bîm} ‘slander of many’ underscores a collective defamation effort.

Root and etymology

ד־ב־ב

to defame

In contextJeremiah 20:10

For I have heard the slander of many, terror on every side. “Report,” they say, “and let us report him.” All the men of my peace are waiting for my stumbling, saying, “Perhaps he will be enticed, and we can prevail against him, and we will take our vengeance from him.”

About this coordinate

Jeremiah 20:10:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Jeremiah 20:10, so the Hebrew word דִּבַּ֣ת (dibat) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Jer.20.10.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.20.10.W3.S1) and character.