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<p> '''''dē̇''''' -'''''fı̄''''' ´ ( חרף , <i> '''''ḥāraph''''' </i> , זעם , <i> '''''zā‛am''''' </i> ): In 1 Samuel 17:10 , 1 Samuel 17:25 , 1 Samuel 17:26 , 1 Samuel 17:36 , 1 Samuel 17:45 (the story of [[David]] and Goliath) and kindred passages, this word is used in its most familiar sense - "to taunt," "challenge to combat" (Hebrew <i> '''''ḥāraph''''' </i> ). In Numbers 23:7 , Numbers 23:8 "denounce" would be a better translation than "defy" (Hebrew <i> '''''zā‛am''''' </i> ). </p> | |||
== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_59488" /> == | |||
<p> DEFY, </p> <blockquote> 1. To dare to provoke to combat or strife, by appealing to the courage of another to invite one to contest to challenge as, [[Goliath]] defied the armies of Israel. </blockquote> <blockquote> 2. To dare to brave to offer to hazard a conflict by manifesting a contempt of opposition, attack or hostile force as, to defy the arguments of an opponent to defy the power of the magistrate. </blockquote> <p> Were we to abolish the common law, it would rise triumphant above its own ruins, deriding and defying its impotent enemies. </p> <blockquote> 3. To challenge to say or do any thing. </blockquote> <p> DEFY, n. A challenge. </p> | |||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_3093" /> == | |||
<p> '''''dē̇''''' -'''''fı̄''''' ´ ( חרף , <i> '''''ḥāraph''''' </i> , זעם , <i> '''''zā‛am''''' </i> ): In 1 Samuel 17:10 , 1 Samuel 17:25 , 1 Samuel 17:26 , 1 Samuel 17:36 , 1 Samuel 17:45 (the story of [[David]] and Goliath) and kindred passages, this word is used in its most familiar sense - "to taunt," "challenge to combat" (Hebrew <i> '''''ḥāraph''''' </i> ). In Numbers 23:7 , Numbers 23:8 "denounce" would be a better translation than "defy" (Hebrew <i> '''''zā‛am''''' </i> ). </p> | |||
==References == | |||
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<ref name="term_59488"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/king-james-dictionary/defy Defy from King James Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_3093"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/defy Defy from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | |||
</references> | |||
Revision as of 18:01, 8 October 2021
King James Dictionary [1]
DEFY,
1. To dare to provoke to combat or strife, by appealing to the courage of another to invite one to contest to challenge as, Goliath defied the armies of Israel.
2. To dare to brave to offer to hazard a conflict by manifesting a contempt of opposition, attack or hostile force as, to defy the arguments of an opponent to defy the power of the magistrate.
Were we to abolish the common law, it would rise triumphant above its own ruins, deriding and defying its impotent enemies.
3. To challenge to say or do any thing.
DEFY, n. A challenge.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [2]
dē̇ -fı̄ ´ ( חרף , ḥāraph , זעם , zā‛am ): In 1 Samuel 17:10 , 1 Samuel 17:25 , 1 Samuel 17:26 , 1 Samuel 17:36 , 1 Samuel 17:45 (the story of David and Goliath) and kindred passages, this word is used in its most familiar sense - "to taunt," "challenge to combat" (Hebrew ḥāraph ). In Numbers 23:7 , Numbers 23:8 "denounce" would be a better translation than "defy" (Hebrew zā‛am ).
