גָּדַףgâdaph
Pi`el: revile, blaspheme (2 Kings 19:22; Isaiah 37:23; 2 Kings 19:6)
Pronunciation: gaw-daf' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H1442
Meanings
1. revile (Psalms 44:17)
2. blaspheme (Numbers 15:30; 2 Kings 19:22; Isaiah 37:23)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 7 times in the Bible.
- Numbers 15:30 “But those who brazenly violate the Lord’s will, whether native-born Israelites or foreigners, have blasphemed the Lord, and they must be cut off from the community.
- 2 Kings 19:6 the prophet replied, “Say to your master, ‘This is what the Lord says: Do not be disturbed by this blasphemous speech against me from the Assyrian king’s messengers.
- 2 Kings 19:22 “Whom have you been defying and ridiculing? Against whom did you raise your voice? At whom did you look with such haughty eyes? It was the Holy One of Israel!
- Psalms 44:16 All we hear are the taunts of our mockers. All we see are our vengeful enemies.
- Isaiah 37:6 the prophet replied, “Say to your master, ‘This is what the Lord says: Do not be disturbed by this blasphemous speech against me from the Assyrian king’s messengers.
- Isaiah 37:23 “Whom have you been defying and ridiculing? Against whom did you raise your voice? At whom did you look with such haughty eyes? It was the Holy One of Israel!
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).