Defy

DEFY

de-fi' (charaph, za`am):

In 1 Samuel 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 Numbers 23:7,8 "denounce" would be a better translation than "defy" (Hebrew za`am).


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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'DEFY'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.