דָבַר

da.var · to speak: speak

Hebrew · Strong's H1696 · Verb · Sounds like: daw-bar' · 1,142 occurrences

Word meanings

Senses and individuals

  • to speak: speak H1696G 1,058
  • to speak: promise H1696I · a Meaning of 81
  • to speak: subdue H1696H · a Meaning of 3

Strong's dictionary

a primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue; answer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, [idiom] well, [idiom] work.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
[דָבַר] 1142 vb. speak (original mng. dub.)
Qal speak
Niph. reciprocal sense, speak with one another, talk
Pi. speak
Pu. in the day when she may be spoken for
Hithp. speaking this word
Hiph. either leads subject, or puts to flight, fig. for subdues

Every occurrence

  1. Exodus 1:17 דִּבֶּ֥ר di.Ber · An action: strong action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men-children alive.

  2. Exodus 4:10 דַּבֶּרְךָ da.ber.kha · The “to do” form of an action: strong action

    And Moses said unto Jehovah, Oh, Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant; for I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.

  3. Exodus 4:12 תְּדַבֵּֽר׃ te.da.Ber · An action: strong action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt speak.

  4. Exodus 4:14 דַבֵּ֥ר da.Ber · The “to do” form of an action: strong action

    And the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is there not Aaron thy brother the Levite? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart.

  5. Exodus 4:14 יְדַבֵּ֖ר ye.da.Ber · An action: strong action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    And the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is there not Aaron thy brother the Levite? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart.

  6. Exodus 4:15 וְדִבַּרְתָּ֣ ve.di.bar.Ta · An action: strong action, and then it will happen, done by you

    And thou shalt speak unto him, and put the words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do.

  7. Exodus 4:16 וְדִבֶּר־ ve.di.ber- · An action: strong action, and then it will happen, done by him, her or it

    And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people; and it shall come to pass, that he shall be to thee a mouth, and thou shalt be to him as God.

  8. Exodus 4:30 וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר vay.da.Ber · An action: strong action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    and Aaron spake all the words which Jehovah had spoken unto Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people.

  9. Exodus 4:30 דִּבֶּ֥ר di.Ber · An action: strong action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    and Aaron spake all the words which Jehovah had spoken unto Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people.

  10. Exodus 5:23 לְדַבֵּ֣ר le.da.Ber · The “to do” form of an action: strong action

    For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in thy name, he hath dealt ill with this people; neither hast thou delivered thy people at all.

  11. Exodus 6:2 וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר vay.da.Ber · An action: strong action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am Jehovah:

  12. Exodus 6:9 וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר vay.da.Ber · An action: strong action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Moses spake so unto the children of Israel: but they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage.

  13. Exodus 6:10 וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר vay.da.Ber · An action: strong action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

  14. Exodus 6:11 דַבֵּ֔ר da.Ber · A command to you: strong action

    Go in, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land.

  15. Exodus 6:12 וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר vay.da.Ber · An action: strong action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Moses spake before Jehovah, saying, Behold, the children of Israel have not hearkened unto me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of uncircumcised lips?

  16. Exodus 6:13 וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר vay.da.Ber · An action: strong action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Jehovah spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, and gave them a charge unto the children of Israel, and unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt.

  17. Exodus 6:27 הַֽמְדַבְּרִים֙ ham.da.be.Rim · An -ing word: strong action

    These are they that spake to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring out the children of Israel from Egypt: these are that Moses and Aaron.

  18. Exodus 6:28 דִּבֶּ֧ר di.Ber · An action: strong action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And it came to pass on the day when Jehovah spake unto Moses in the land of Egypt,

  19. Exodus 6:29 וַיְדַבֵּ֧ר vay.da.Ber · An action: strong action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    that Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, I am Jehovah: speak thou unto Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I speak unto thee.

  20. Exodus 6:29 דַּבֵּ֗ר da.Ber · A command to you: strong action

    that Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, I am Jehovah: speak thou unto Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I speak unto thee.

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