H1681–דִּבָּה–dib.bah

These `are' births of Jacob: Joseph, a son of seventeen years, hath been enjoying himself with his brethren among the flock, (and he `is' a youth,) with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives, and Joseph bringeth in an account of their evil unto their father.

דִּבָּתָ֥ם (דִּבָּתָ֥) di.ba.Ta “report”

and they bring out an evil account of the land which they have spied unto the sons of Israel, saying, `The land into which we passed over to spy it, is a land eating up its inhabitants; and all the people whom we saw in its midst `are' men of stature;

דִּבַּ֤ת di.Bat “<the> bad report of”

And the men whom Moses hath sent to spy the land, and they turn back and cause all the company to murmur against him, by bringing out an evil account concerning the land,

דִבָּ֖ה di.Bah “a bad report”

even the men bringing out an evil account of the land die by the plague before Jehovah;

דִבַּת־ di.bat- “<of> [the] unfavorable report of”

For I have heard an evil account of many, Fear `is' round about. In their being united against me, To take my life they have devised,

דִּבַּ֥ת di.Bat “[the] slander of”

Whoso is covering hatred with lying lips, And whoso is bringing out an evil report is a fool.

דִ֝בָּ֗ה di.Bah “an evil report”

Lest the hearer put thee to shame, And thine evil report turn not back.

וְ֝דִבָּתְךָ֗ (דִבָּתְ) di.ba.te. “evil report”

For I have heard the evil report of many, Fear `is' round about: `Declare, and we declare it,' All mine allies are watching `for' my halting, `Perhaps he is enticed, and we prevail over him, And we take our vengeance out of him.'

דִּבַּ֣ת di.Bat “[the] whispering of”

therefore, prophesy, and thou hast said: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Because, even because, of desolating, And of swallowing you up from round about, For your being a possession to the remnant of the nations, And ye are taken up on the tip of the tongue, And `are' an evil report of the people.

וְדִבַּת־ (דִבַּת) di.bat- “[the] whispering of”