<P> By contrast , hotzaat shem ra ( `` spreading a bad name '' ) , also called hotzaat diba , or motzi shem ra ( lit . `` putting out a bad name '' ) consists of untrue remarks , and is best translated as `` slander '' or `` defamation '' ( calumny ) . Hotzaat shem ra is worse , and consequentially an even graver sin , than lashon hara . And the act of gossiping is called rechilut , and is also forbidden by halakha . </P>
<P> By contrast , hotzaat shem ra ( `` spreading a bad name '' ) , also called hotzaat diba , or motzi shem ra ( lit . `` putting out a bad name '' ) consists of untrue remarks , and is best translated as `` slander '' or `` defamation '' ( calumny ) . Hotzaat shem ra is worse , and consequentially an even graver sin , than lashon hara . And the act of gossiping is called rechilut , and is also forbidden by halakha . </P>
hebrew word for gossip in the old testament
hebrew word for gossip in the old testament
rechilut
rechilut