Diba (דיבה) means slander in Hebrew.
It can also mean aspersion and libel. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
slander, aspersion, libel
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Diba.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1דבר גנאי בלתי מבוסס.
אֵלֶּה תֹּלְדוֹת יַעֲקֹב יוֹסֵף בֶּן־שְׁבַע־עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה הָיָה רֹעֶה אֶת־אֶחָיו בַּצֹּאן [...] וַיָּבֵא יוֹסֵף אֶת דִּבָּתָם רָעָה אֶל אֲבִיהֶם.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Diba is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- דִּבָּה
- Written without vowel points
- דיבה
- Said
- diba
- Root
- ד־ב־ב
- Pattern
- קִטְלָה
- Plural
- דִּבּוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' דִּבּוֹת; דִּבֵּת־, ר' דִּבּוֹת־
- Gematria
- 21
This is how Diba is said in other languages.
- English
- slander, aspersion, libel
These words mean nearly the same as Diba.
- השמצהcalumny
- לעז
- לשון הרע
- הלעזה
- סילוף
- רכילותgossip
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Diba.
The word Diba is part of these phrases and sayings.
- הוציא דבתו רעה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Diba comes from the root ד־ב־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Diba in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Diba.
What does Diba (דיבה) mean in Hebrew?
Diba (דיבה) means slander, aspersion, and libel. It is said diba, with the stress on ba.
What is a synonym for Diba (דיבה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Diba (דיבה) are השמצה, לעז, לשון הרע, הלעזה, סילוף, and רכילות.
What rhymes with Diba (דיבה)?
Words that rhyme with Diba (דיבה) include אצבע, צבע, ארבע, סיבה, מרובע, and מסיבה.
Is Diba (דיבה) masculine or feminine?
The word Diba (דיבה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is דִּבּוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry דבה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.