King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER H1442
Transliteration: gadaph
Phonetic Spelling: (gaw-daf')
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to revile, blaspheme
Meaning: to revile, blaspheme
Word Summary
gadaph: to revile, blaspheme
Original Word: גָּדַףTransliteration: gadaph
Phonetic Spelling: (gaw-daf')
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to revile, blaspheme
Meaning: to revile, blaspheme
Strong's Concordance
blaspheme, reproach A primitive root; to hack (with words), i.e. Revile -- blaspheme, reproach.
Brown-Driver-Briggs
H1442. gadaph
[גָּדַף] verb only
Pi`el revile, blaspheme (Late Hebrew גָּדַף cut, wound, then (especially Pi) revile; Arabic cut, cut off, II. deny a favour, be ungrateful, etc.; Aramaic Pa`el גַּדֵּף, , revile) — Perfect2masculine singular וְגִדַּפְתָּ 2 Kings 19:22 = Isaiah 37:23; 3plural גִּדְּפוּ 2 Kings 19:6 = Isaiah 37:6; Participle מְגַדֵּף Numbers 15:30; Psalm 44:17; —
1 revile, between man and man, (absolute) וּמְגַדֵּף מְחָרֵף קוֺל Psalm 44:17 the voice of (him that) reproacheth and revileth.
2 blaspheme, followed by accusative ׳י Numbers 15:30 (P); 2 Kings 19:22 = Isaiah 37:23 ("" חֵרֵף; object אֶתמִֿי, reference to ׳י as above); Ezekiel 20:27; 2accusative ג ׳אֲשֶׁר אֹתִי אַשּׁוּר מֶלֶךְ נַעֲרֵי הַדְּבָרִים ... 2 Kings 19:6 = Isaiah 37:6 the words with which the servants of the king of Assyria blaspheme me.