דְּבָב, (= דִּבָּה, v. דָּבַב) whisper, evil speech; only in בַּעַל ד׳, pl. בַּעֲלֵי ד׳ man of evil speech, i.e. opponent, informer. Cant. R. to VII, 10 (play on dobeb, ib.) הייתי נעשה בעל ד׳ וכ׳ I should have become an opponent of those (patriarchs) sleeping &c. Sifra B’ḥuck. Par. 2, ch. IV בעלי ד׳ וכ׳ informers shall surround you from without; Yalk. Lev. 673 בעל דבבא. Sifra Emor, Par. 14, ch. XIX the whole congregation shall act כבעלי ד׳ לו as if they were his accusers.