A noun derived from gadaph (to revile, blaspheme), describing words of contempt, insult, or blasphemy directed against God or His people. It captures the destructive power of the tongue aimed at the holy.
Gidduph appears in prophetic contexts where surrounding nations taunt and revile Israel, believing God has abandoned His people. Zephaniah declares that Moab and Ammon will be judged for their reviling of Israel (Zephaniah 2:8). Isaiah condemns those who revile God with their blasphemous confidence in idols. The theological lesson is consistent: to revile God's covenant people is to revile God Himself. This principle echoes in the New Testament — Paul's persecutors who reviled the followers of Jesus were reviling the Head (Acts 9:4). Words of contempt toward the body of Christ are never merely horizontal; they reach heaven.