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. Numbers 16:31 לְדַבֵּ֕ר le.da.Ber · The “to do” form of an action: strong action

    And it came to pass, as he made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them;

  2. Numbers 16:36 וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר vay.da.Ber · An action: strong action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

  3. Numbers 16:40 דִּבֶּ֧ר di.Ber · An action: strong action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    to be a memorial unto the children of Israel, to the end that no stranger, that is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to burn incense before Jehovah; that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as Jehovah spake unto him by Moses.

  4. Numbers 16:44 וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר vay.da.Ber · An action: strong action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

  5. Numbers 16:47 דִּבֶּ֣ר di.Ber · An action: strong action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And Aaron took as Moses spake, and ran into the midst of the assembly; and, behold, the plague was begun among the people: and he put on the incense, and made atonement for the people.

  6. Numbers 17:1 וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר vay.da.Ber · An action: strong action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

  7. Numbers 17:2 דַּבֵּ֣ר׀ da.Ber · A command to you: strong action

    Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of them rods, one for each fathers' house, of all their princes according to their fathers' houses, twelve rods: write thou every man's name upon his rod.

  8. Numbers 17:6 וַיְדַבֵּ֨ר vay.da.Ber · An action: strong action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Moses spake unto the children of Israel; and all their princes gave him rods, for each prince one, according to their fathers' houses, even twelve rods: and the rod of Aaron was among their rods.

  9. Numbers 18:8 וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר vay.da.Ber · An action: strong action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Jehovah spake unto Aaron, And I, behold, I have given thee the charge of my heave-offerings, even all the hallowed things of the children of Israel; unto thee have I given them by reason of the anointing, and to thy sons, as a portion for ever.

  10. Numbers 18:25 וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר vay.da.Ber · An action: strong action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

  11. Numbers 18:26 תְּדַבֵּר֮ te.da.Ber · An action: strong action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    Moreover thou shalt speak unto the Levites, and say unto them, When ye take of the children of Israel the tithe which I have given you from them for your inheritance, then ye shall offer up a heave-offering of it for Jehovah, a tithe of the tithe.

  12. Numbers 19:1 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, saying,

  13. Numbers 19:2 דַּבֵּ֣ר׀ da.Ber · A command to you: strong action

    This is the statute of the law which Jehovah hath commanded, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring thee a red heifer without spot, wherein is no blemish, and upon which never came yoke.

  14. Numbers 20:7 וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר vay.da.Ber · An action: strong action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

  15. Numbers 20:8 וְדִבַּרְתֶּ֧ם ve.di.bar.Tem · An action: strong action, and then it will happen, done by all of you

    Take the rod, and assemble the congregation, thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes, that it give forth its water; and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock; so thou shalt give the congregation and their cattle drink.

  16. Numbers 21:5 וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר vay.da.Ber · An action: strong action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, and there is no water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.

  17. Numbers 21:7 דִבַּ֤רְנוּ di.Bar.nu · An action: strong action, finished, with a lasting result, done by us

    And the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, because we have spoken against Jehovah, and against thee; pray unto Jehovah, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people.

  18. Numbers 22:7 וַיְדַבְּר֥וּ vay.da.be.Ru · An action: strong action, and then it happened, done by them

    And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand; and they came unto Balaam, and spake unto him the words of Balak.

  19. Numbers 22:8 יְדַבֵּ֥ר ye.da.Ber · An action: strong action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    And he said unto them, Lodge here this night, and I will bring you word again, as Jehovah shall speak unto me: and the princes of Moab abode with Balaam.

  20. Numbers 22:19 דַּבֵּ֥ר da.Ber · The “to do” form of an action: strong action

    Now therefore, I pray you, tarry ye also here this night, that I may know what Jehovah will speak unto me more.

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