1697. dabar
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dabar: speech, word
Original Word: דָּבָר
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: dabar
Phonetic Spelling: (daw-baw')
Short Definition: word

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Word Origin
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Definition
speech, word
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דָּבָר1439 noun masculine speech, wordGenesis 18:14 446t.; construct דְּבַר Genesis 12:17 361t.; suffix דְּבָרִי Numbers 11:23 + (suffixes 66 t.); singular in all 875 t.; plural דְּבָרִים Exodus 4:10 182t.; construct דִּבְרֵי Genesis 24:30 253t.; suffix דְּבָרָיו Genesis 37:8 (suffixes 127 t.); plural in all 564 t.; —

I. singular speech, discourse, saying, word, as the sum of that which is spoken:

1 of men,

a. נְבוֺן דָּבָר discreet in speech 1 Samuel 16:18; שְׂפָתַיִם ׳ד speech of lips Psalm 59:13, mere talk Isaiah 36:5 (= 2 Kings 18:20) Proverbs 14:23 (compare Psalm 17:4 speech of God's lips); דָּבָר מָר bitter speech Psalm 64:4; כָּזָב ׳ד lying speech Proverbs 30:8; דְּבָֽרְךָ טוֺכ thy saying is good 1 Samuel 9:10; וּדְבַר אַבְנֵר הָיָה עִם and the speech of Abner had been with the elders of Israel 2 Samuel 3:17 (compare 1 Kings 1:7); אמר הדבר הזה say this saying Jeremiah 23:38; Jeremiah 31:23; compare Jeremiah 13:12; Jeremiah 14:17 (of God), 1 Samuel 8:10 (׳דִּבְרֵי י).

b. word of command, (הַ)מֶּלֶךְ ׳ד 1 Chronicles 21:4,6; Esther 1:12 6t. Esther; Ecclesiastes 8:4 compare 2 Chronicles 30:5; 31:5; Daniel 9:23,25; מַלְכוּת ׳ד royal edict Esther 1:19; כדבר עשׂה do according to the command of Genesis 44:2; Genesis 47:30; Exodus 8:9; Exodus 8:27; Exodus 12:35; Exodus 32:28 (J) Leviticus 10:7 (P) Judges 11:10; Ezra 10:5; Nehemiah 5:12,13; compare 2 Samuel 17:6 (word of counsel), 1 Kings 3:12 (request), 1 Kings 17:13 (proposal; on these meanings see below)

c. message, report, tidings, וַיִּשְׁמַע הָעָם אֶתהַֿדָּבָר הָרָע הַזֶּה and the people heard this evil report Exodus 33:4 (JE) compare 1 Kings 20:12; אמת (היה) הדבר the report was true 1 Kings 10:6 2Chronicles 9:5; עַד בּוֺא דָבָר מֵעִמָּכֶם until word come from you 2 Samuel 15:28; ויגע הדבר אל מלך נינוה Jonah 3:6; הֵשִׁיב דָּבָר return or bring word, report Genesis 37:14; Numbers 13:26; Numbers 22:8 (J) Deuteronomy 1:22,25; Joshua 14:7; Joshua 22:32 (D) 1 Kings 2:30; 1 Kings 20:9; 2 Kings 22:9,20 (= 2 Chronicles 34:16,28), but answer 1 Samuel 17:30; 2 Samuel 3:11; 2 Samuel 24:13 (= 1 Chronicles 21:12), 1 Kings 12:6,9 (= 2 Chronicles 10:6,9), 2 Chronicles 12:16; Nehemiah 2:20; Proverbs 18:13; Proverbs 27:11; Isaiah 41:28; Ezekiel 9:11 (DrSm, p, 190 explains the phrase as turn back with a word); compare דבר (לא) ענה answer something or nothing 1 Kings 18:21; 2 Kings 18:36; Psalm 119:42; Isaiah 36:21; Jeremiah 44:20 see IV. 6; דברים השׁיב return words Exodus 19:8 (E) Proverbs 24:26 see

III. 1. d. advice, counsel, בדבר בלעם by advice of Balaam Numbers 31:16 (P), compare Judges 20:7; 2 Samuel 19:44; Esther 5:5.

e. request, אמתו of his maid, עבדו of his servant 2 Samuel 14:15,22.

f. promise, לא יחל דברו he shall not break his word Numbers 30:3 (P), compare הקים דבר perform a promise Nehemiah 5:13, see also

2b. g. charge, complaint, אם אמת היה הדבר הזה if this charge be true Deuteronomy 22:20; compare Deuteronomy 13:15; Deuteronomy 17:4, שׂים דבר בְּ 1 Samuel 22:15, שׂים עלילות דברים לְ Deuteronomy 22:14,17.

h. decision, sentence, דְּבַר הַמִּשְׁמָּט the sentence of judgment Deuteronomy 17:9 compare Deuteronomy 17:10; Deuteronomy 17:11.

i. theme, story, רָחַשׁ לִבִּי דָּבָר טוֺב my heart swells with a good theme Psalm 45:2; דְּבַרגְּבוּרוֺת the story of his great might Job 41:4.

2 word of God, as a divine communication in the form of commandments, prophecy, and words of help to his people, used 394 times. This word is communicated in several ways:

a. אל ׳ויהי דבר י then the word of Yahweh came unto 1 Samuel 15:10; 2 Samuel 7:4 (compare אלהים 1 Chronicles 17:3), 1 Kings 6:11; 1 Kings 13:20; 1 Kings 16:1; 1 Kings 17:2,8; 1 Kings 21:17,28; 2Chronicles 11:2 (compare האלהים 1 Kings 12:22): compare 1 Chronicles 22:8 (על by confusion), Isaiah 38:4; Jeremiah 1:4 20t. Jeremiah, Ezekiel 3:16 41t. Ezekiel; Jonah 1:1; Jonah 3:1; Haggai 2:20; Zechariah 4:8; Zechariah 6:9; Zechariah 7:4,8; Zechariah 8:1 (without אל) Zechariah 8:18; אל ׳י ׳היה ד Genesis 15:1; 2Chronicles 12:7; Jeremiah 25:3 4t. Jeremiah; Ezekiel 1:3 7t. Ezekiel; Daniel 9:2; Zechariah 1:1,7; Zechariah 7:1; אל ׳י ׳הנה ד Genesis 15:4; 1 Kings 19:9; היה אל ׳י ׳ד 2 Samuel 24:11; 1 Kings 16:7; 1 Kings 18:1; 2 Kings 20:4; Ezekiel 24:20; ביד ׳י ׳היה ד Haggai 1:1; Haggai 2:1,10; ביד ׳י ׳ויהי ד Haggai 1:3; אשׁר ׳י ׳היה אל ד Hosea 1:1; Joel 1:1; Micah; Zephaniah 1:1; ׳י ׳אליו אשׁר היה ד 1 Kings 18:31; Jeremiah 1:2; ׳אל יר ׳י ׳אשׁר היה ד Jeremiah 14:1; Jeremiah 46:1; Jeremiah 47:1; Jeremiah 49:34 (see אשׁר 6a); הדבר אשׁר היה אל Jeremiah 7:1 11t. Jeremiah; ׳י ׳את ד 2 Kings 3:12; Jeremiah 23:28; Jeremiah 27:18; compare אֵלַי דָּבָר יְגֻנָּב unto me a word was brought by stealth Job 4:12, compare ׳וְטֶרֶם יִגָּלֶה אֵלָיו דְּבַר י and the word of Yahweh was not yet revealed unto him 1 Samuel 3:7. Yahweh also sends his word שׁלח Psalm 107:20; Psalm 147:18; Isaiah 9:7; Jeremiah 42:5 (compare plural Zechariah 7:12) and makes it an object of vision ראה Jeremiah 2:31; Jeremiah 38:21 (compare plural Ezekiel 11:25), חזה Isaiah 2:1; it is also commanded צוה Exodus 16:16,32; Exodus 35:4; Leviticus 8:5; Leviticus 9:6; Leviticus 17:2; Numbers 30:2; Numbers 36:6 (P) Deuteronomy 4:2; Deuteronomy 13:1; Deuteronomy 15:15; Joshua 1:13; Joshua 4:10 (D) 1 Chronicles 16:15 (= Psalm 105:8) Nehemiah 1:8; Jeremiah 7:23, compare הדברים אשׁר צוה Exodus 35:1; Leviticus 8:36 (P) Exodus 19:7 (E) Deuteronomy 6:6.

b. Yahweh confirms his word of promise Deuteronomy 9:5; 1 Samuel 1:23 (where read דְּבָרֵךְ thy word according to ᵐ5 ᵑ6 & Dr), 1 Kings 2:4; 1 Kings 6:12; 1 Kings 8:20; Jeremiah 29:10; Jeremiah 33:14, and his word of warning 1 Kings 12:15; Daniel 9:12; his word stands for ever Isaiah 40:8; it is settled for ever in heaven Psalm 119:89; he remembers his holy word דבר קדשׁו Psalm 105:42 (compare דִּבְרֵי קָדְשׁוֺ Jeremiah 23:9); he himself Joel 2:11, the angels Psalm 103:20, and forces of nature Psalm 148:8 עשׂה דברו do his word of command; by his word the heavens were made Psalm 33:6; it is near his people, in their mouth and heart Deuteronomy 30:14; a lamp to their feet Psalm 119:105.

II. saying, utterance, sentence, as a section of a discourse: —

1 of men,

a. דָּבָר בְּעִתּוֺ a word in due season Proverbs 15:23 compare Job 4:2; Proverbs 12:25; commonly in plural, דִּבְרֵי (הַ)שִּׁירָ(הׅ words of the song (i.e. its lines of poetry) Deuteronomy 31:30; Deuteronomy 32:44; Psalm 18:1 (= 2 Samuel 22:1) Psalm 137:3; הלל בדברי דויד to sing praises with the words of David (his psalms) 2 Chronicles 29:30; דִּבְרֵי חֲכָמִים sentences of the wise Proverbs 1:6; Proverbs 22:17; Ecclesiastes 9:17; Ecclesiastes 12:11; these sayings are commonly written, compare דברי האגרת words of the letterEsther 9:26; הדברים עתיקים the records are ancient 1 Chronicles 4:22; דִּבְרֵי (ה)סֵפֶר Isaiah 29:11,18; Jeremiah 29:1.

b. title of writings: דִּבְרֵי קֹהֶלֶת Ecclesiastes 1:1, אגור ׳ד Proverbs 30:1, למואל ׳ד Proverbs 31:1, ירמיהו ׳ד Jeremiah 1:1, so Amos 1:1; Nehemiah 1:1; compare in appended phrase or clause, Jeremiah 51:64, איוב ׳ד Job 31:40.

c. in Chronicles name of a work: החזים ׳ד2Chronicles 33:18,19, שׁמעיה ׳בד2Chronicles 12:15, יהוא ׳בד2Chronicles 20:34, ׳שׁמואל על ד 1 Chronicles 29:29; נתן ׳על ד 1 Chronicles 29:29; 2Chronicles 9:29, גד על ׳ד 1 Chronicles 29:29. (It is not certain whether writings of prophets or histories about them are referred to; in the latter case they are acts,

IV. 2, see DrIntr 497.)

2 of God: עֲשֶׂרֶת הַדְּבָרִים the ten words (sentences in the tables) Exodus 34:28 (JE) Deuteronomy 4:13; Deuteronomy 10:4, referred to as הדברים Exodus 34:1 (JE) Deuteronomy 4:10,36; Deuteronomy 5:19; Deuteronomy 9:10; Deuteronomy 10:2; of commands of covenant code Exodus 24:3,4,8; compare Exodus 34:27 (JE); of Deuteronomic code Deuteronomy 17:19 (+ 16 t. D) 2 Kings 22:11; 2 Kings 23:3-24 (compare 2 Chron 34:19-31) Jeremiah 11:2-8; Jeremiah 34:18; the law-book of Joshua Joshua 24:26 (E); of the code of Ezra Ezra 7:11; Ezra 9:4; Nehemiah 8:9,13; the words of Yahweh written by Jeremiah Jeremiah 25:13; Jeremiah 36:4-32; Jeremiah 51:61; the words of the book of Daniel Daniel 12:4,9; commands in General 1 Samuel 15:11; Psalm 50:17; Psalm 119:57; Psalm 119:130; Psalm 119:139; promises 2 Samuel 7:28; Nehemiah 9:8, compare 1 Chronicles 25:5; 2Chronicles 36:16.

III. a word, words:

1 of men: שָׂפָה אֶחָ֑ת וּדְבָרִים אֲחָדִים one lip, and one and the same words Genesis 11:1 (J); אֵין אֹמֶר וְאֵין דְּבָרִים no speech and no words Psalm 19:4; אִישׁ דְּבָרִים man of words, ready in speech, Exodus 4:10 (J); רב דברים multitude of words Job 11:2; Proverbs 10:19; Ecclesiastes 5:2; קְחוּ עִמָּכֶם דְּבָרִים take with you words Hosea 14:3; דבר(י) (ה)שׁקר lying word(s) Exodus 5:9; Exodus 23:7 (E) Proverbs 13:5; Proverbs 29:12; Isaiah 59:13; Jeremiah 7:4,8; דִּבְרֵי רוּחַ words of wind, vain words Job 16:3; וּמַהשֶּֿׁמֶץ דָּבָר נִשְׁמַעבּֿוֺ and what a whisper of a word we hear of him! Job 26:14.

2 of God. It is difficult to determine how many of the following should come under

II. 2. The plural for words of God is relatively seldom: Genesis 20:8; Exodus 19:6; Numbers 12:6; Joshua 3:9 (E) Exodus 4:28,30; Numbers 11:24 (J) Deuteronomy 18:19; Joshua 23:14 (D) 1 Samuel 3:18; 1 Samuel 8:10; 1 Samuel 15:1; 2Chronicles 11:4; Job 42:7; Proverbs 30:6; Isaiah 31:2; Daniel 10:11; Amos 8:11; Micah 2:7; apart from Jeremiah 3:12 30t. Jeremiah; Ezekiel 2:7 4t. Ezekiel; Zechariah 1:6 4t. Zechariah.

IV. matter, affair, thing about which one speaks: —

1 business, occupation: דְּבַר הַמֶּלֶךְ king's business 1 Samuel 21:9; לְכָלדְּֿבַר for every matter of 1 Chronicles 26:32; 1 Chronicles 27:1; 2Chronicles 19:11; דְּבָרֶיךָ לְכָלֿ for all thine affairs 1 Chronicles 28:21; דבר המזבח Numbers 18:7; דָּבָר אֵיןלָֿהֶם עִם they had not dealings with Judges 18:7,28; דְּבַריֿוֺם בְּיוֺמוֺ the task or portion of a day in its day, daily duty or due Exodus 5:13,19 (E) Exodus 16:4 (J) Leviticus 23:37 (P) 1 Kings 8:59; 2 Kings 25:30; 1 Chronicles 16:37; 2Chronicles 8:13 (ביום) 2 Chronicles 8:14; 2Chronicles 31:16; Ezra 3:4; Nehemiah 11:23; Nehemiah 12:47; Jeremiah 52:34; Daniel 1:5; דבר שׁנה בשׁנה 1 Kings 10:25; 2Chronicles 9:24.

2 plural acts construct דִּבְרֵי 1 Kings 11:41 (twice in verse); 1 Chronicles 29:29; 2Chronicles 12:15; 16:11; דְּבָרָיו his acts2Chronicles 13:22; 35:27; especially in phrases, הַיָּמִים וְיֶתֶר דִּבְרֵי ֗֗֗ עַלסֵֿפֶר דִּבְרֵי and the rest of the acts of . . . in the book of the chronicles (daily record of events) of 1 Kings 14:29 32t. Kings; וְיֶתֶר דִּבְרֵי2Chronicles 13:22 8t. Chronicles, וְיֶתֶר דְּבָרָיו2Chronicles 28:26, שְׁאָר דִּבְרֵי2Chronicles 9:29 are referred to various sources; compare also במספר דברי הימים 1 Chronicles 27:24, בדברי דויד 1 Chronicles 23:27, עלדֿברי מלכי ישׂראל2Chronicles 33:18: דברים טובים good deeds2Chron 12:12; 19:13; דִּבְרֵי עֲוֺנֹת acts of iniquity Psalm 65:4 (De, Fälle von Missethaten); דִּבְרֵירָֿע evil deeds Jeremiah 5:28. It is used of God, only in כל דבריו לא יענה Job 33:13, אֹתוֺתָיו ׳ד Psalm 105:27, נִפְלְאֹתֶיךָ ׳ד Psalm 145:5.

3 matter, affair: דבר אוריה affair of Uriah 1 Kings 15:5; שׁרשׁ דבר root of the matter Job 19:28; מה היה הדבר how went the matter ? 1 Samuel 4:16; 2 Samuel 1:4 compare Ruth 3:18; סבב את פני הדבר change the face of the matter 2 Samuel 14:20; דִּבְרֵי הָאֲתֹנוֺת the matter of the asses 1 Samuel 10:2; זה דבר הרצח this is the case of the slayer Deuteronomy 19:4; לְכָלדְּֿבָרָיו 1 Kings 6:38 as to all its particulars.

4 events, things: in the phrase, אחר הדברים האלה after these things (events in time) Genesis 15:1; Genesis 22:1; Genesis 40:1 (E) Genesis 39:7 (J) 1 Kings 17:17; 1 Kings 21:1; Ezra 7:1; Esther 2:1; Esther 3:1; האלה אחרי הדברים Genesis 48:1; Joshua 24:29 (E) Genesis 22:20 (J) 2 Chronicles 32:1.

5 cause, case for judicial investigation: כִּייִֿהְיֶה לָהֶם דָּבָר if they have a case Exodus 18:16; compare Exodus 18:22; Exodus 22:8; בעל דברים one having a case Exodus 24:14, compare בדבר משׁפט2Chronicles 19:6; דְּבָרֶיךָ טוֺבִים וּנְכֹחִים pleas, good and right 2 Samuel 15:3 compare Joshua 20:4.

6 something, anything (indefinite): עשׂה דבר do a thing Genesis 22:16 + (frequent); עשׂה דברים Isaiah 42:16 + (less frequent); דבר ׳היפלא מי Genesis 18:14 compare Jeremiah 32:17,27; לא ֗֗֗ דבר nothing 1 Kings 5:7; 1 Kings 10:3; Isaiah 39:2; Jeremiah 42:4 + (frequent), אין דבר Exodus 5:11 (E) Numbers 20:19; 1 Samuel 20:21; ׳לא דבר מ nothing of Exodus 9:4 (J) Joshua 8:35; Joshua 11:15; Joshua 21:45; Joshua 23:14 (D); כל דבר anything Numbers 31:23; Deuteronomy 23:20 +; דבר רע Psalm 141:4 +; טוב ׳ד 1 Kings 14:13 +; דְּבַרמָֿה whatsoever Numbers 23:3 (E); עֶרְוַת דבר Deuteronomy 23:15 naked-ness of a thing, i.e. unclean or unseemly thing (indecency in camp); so of a wife Deuteronomy 24:1.

7 way, manner: זֶה דְּבַר הַשְּׁמִטָּה this is the manner of the release Deuteronomy 15:2 (compare SI1); כֵּן דְּבַר הַמֶּלֶךְ so was the way of the king Esther 1:13; הזה כדבר after this manner, thus Genesis 18:25; Genesis 32:20; Genesis 44:7 (JE) 2 Samuel 15:6; Ezra 10:5; Nehemiah 5:12,13 with (עשׂה), 1 Samuel 9:21; 2 Samuel 14:3; 2 Samuel 17:6 (דבר), 1 Samuel 17:27,30; Isaiah 8:20 (אמר), Nehemiah 6:4,5 (שׁלח), Nehemiah 6:4 (השׁיב) compare 1 Samuel 17:30; 2 Kings 7:19 (היה) (peculiar to D, כדבר הרע הזה such a wicked deed as this Deuteronomy 13:12; Deuteronomy 19:20, כדבר הגדול הזה Deuteronomy 4:32); כדברים האלה עשׂה thus and thus did he Genesis 39:19 (J) 1 Samuel 2:23 (but usually the plural = these words).

8 reason, cause: זֶּה דְבַרהַֿמַּס 1 Kings 9:15; זה הדבר אשׁר this is the reason why Joshua 5:4 (D) 1 Kings 11:27; so 1 Samuel 17:29 AV RV, was it not but a word ? Th Ke RVm VB Dr; עַל דְּבַר ֗֗֗ because of, for the sake of Genesis 20:11,18 (E) Genesis 12:17; Genesis 43:18; Exodus 8:8 (J) Numbers 17:14 (P) Psalm 45:5; Psalm 79:9, עַל דִּבְרֵי Jeremiah 14:1; עַלדִּֿבְרֵיכֶם for your sakes Deuteronomy 4:21, עַל דְּבַר אשׁר Deuteronomy 22:24 (twice in verse); Deuteronomy 23:5; 2 Samuel 13:22.



Strong's
act, advice, affair, answer, any such thing, because of, book, business,

From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause -- act, advice, affair, answer, X any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, + chronicles, commandment, X commune(-ication), + concern(-ing), + confer, counsel, + dearth, decree, deed, X disease, due, duty, effect, + eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-)ness, + glory, + harm, hurt, + iniquity, + judgment, language, + lying, manner, matter, message, (no) thing, oracle, X ought, X parts, + pertaining, + please, portion, + power, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, X (as hast) said, sake, saying, sentence, + sign, + so, some (uncleanness), somewhat to say, + song, speech, X spoken, talk, task, + that, X there done, thing (concerning), thought, + thus, tidings, what(-soever), + wherewith, which, word, work.

see HEBREW dabar

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