What does גִּדּוּף (gidûp) mean in the Bible?
גִּדּוּף (gidûp): Serious verbal attack that damages reputation; often involves mocking God's name or character in OT contexts
Hebrew · H1421
גִּדּוּף
Vilification
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גִּדּוּף H1421
Pronunciation gidûp
What does גִּדּוּף (gidûp) mean in the Bible?
גִּדּוּף (gidûp): Serious verbal attack that damages reputation; often involves mocking God's name or character in OT contexts
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1421?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and the insults (1), by their insults (1), to reproach (1).
Where does גִּדּוּף (gidûp) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Isaiah 43:28. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (2), Zephaniah (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It and the insults 1× Zephaniah 2:8
by their insults 1× Isaiah 51:7
to reproach 1× Isaiah 43:28
Show sample aligned rows
Isaiah 43:28 לְגִדּוּפִֽים׃ס to to reproach Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural Isaiah 51:7 וּמִגִּדֻּפֹתָ֖ם to by their insults Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Zephaniah 2:8 וְגִדּוּפֵ֖י to and the insults Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Isaiah 43:28
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 2
Isaiah 2 Zephaniah 1
Source forms
וְגִדּוּפֵ֖י 1x wə·ḡid·dū·p̄ê Zephaniah 2:8
וּמִגִּדֻּפֹתָ֖ם 1x ū·mig·gid·du·p̄ō·ṯām Isaiah 51:7
לְגִדּוּפִֽים׃ס 1x lə·ḡid·dū·p̄îm Isaiah 43:28
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct 1x Zephaniah 2:8
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural 1x Isaiah 51:7
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural 1x Isaiah 43:28
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Serious verbal attack that damages reputation; often involves mocking God's name or character in OT contexts
Source Gloss
vilification
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Serious verbal attack that damages reputation; often involves mocking God's name or character in OT contexts
vilification BDB: revilings Usage: reproach, reviling.
Word Origins
גִּדּוּף is built from this root:
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