Defy
Every entry below is printed as its editors wrote it, with the edition named.
ISBE 19157 verse references
ISBE 1915
de-fi' (charaph, za`am): In 1Sa 17:10,25,26,36,45 (the story of David and Goliath) and kindred passages, this word is used in its most familiar sense--"to taunt," "challenge to combat" (Hebrew charaph). In Nu 23:7,8 "denounce" would be a better translation than "defy" (Hebrew za`am).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · public domain
In Scripture
7 references found in the entries above · verse links open the World English Bible
Sources
- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · Public domain