דֹּֽפִי

𐤃𐤐𐤉

dophîy

slander

A cause for stumbling or downfall, particularly a circumstance, action, or accusation that causes another's moral or social failure. In some contexts, it refers specifically to an object, act, or utterance that results in someone's harm or disgrace, such as slander or misrepresentation.

thambi "sin" (Gikuyu-Kamba group) · thambi "sin, wrongdoing" (Kamba) · thambi "sin, wrongdoing" (Kikuyu) +1 more

H1848

Psalms 50:20 · Word #7

Lexicon H1848

Lemmaדׇּפִי
Lemma (Paleo)𐤃𐤐𐤉
Transliterationdophîy
Strong'sH1848
DefinitionA cause for stumbling or downfall, particularly a circumstance, action, or accusation that causes another's moral or social failure. In some contexts, it refers specifically to an object, act, or utterance that results in someone's harm or disgrace, such as slander or misrepresentation.

Morphology HNcmsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

Common Translation

Phraseslander

SIBI-P1 Translation H1848-01

cause of downfall

Morphological NotesMasculine singular common noun, absolute state.
Rendering RationaleThe rendering reflects the root idea of pushing or driving someone into a fall, capturing the noun as the agent or circumstance that causes downfall. As a masculine singular absolute noun, it denotes a single concrete or figurative cause of stumbling.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

slander

Same as P1No — adjusted for context
RationaleP1 'cause of downfall' is possible but, as the SILEX definition notes, in accusatory contexts dofi refers specifically to 'slander'. The context of the verse requires this sense.

Bantu Hebrew

דֹּֽפִי (dophîy) — A cause for stumbling or downfall, particularly a circumstance, action, or accusation that causes another's moral or social failure. In some contexts, it refers specifically to an object, act, or utterance that results in someone's harm or disgrace, such as slander or misrepresentation.

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Word Meaning Language
thambi sin Gikuyu-Kamba group
thambi sin, wrongdoing Kamba
thambi sin, wrongdoing Kikuyu
dhambi sin, offense, wrongdoing Swahili