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. Psalms 49:3 יְדַבֵּ֣ר ye.da.Ber · An action: strong action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    My mouth shall speak wisdom; And the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.

  2. Psalms 50:1 דִּבֶּ֥ר di.Ber · An action: strong action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    A Psalm of Asaph. The Mighty One, God, Jehovah, hath spoken, And called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof.

  3. Psalms 50:7 וַאֲדַבֵּ֗רָה va.'a.da.Be.rah · A wish or plan to act: strong action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

    Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify unto thee: I am God, even thy God.

  4. Psalms 50:20 תְדַבֵּ֑ר te.da.Ber · An action: strong action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; Thou slanderest thine own mother's son.

  5. Psalms 51:4 בְּדָבְרֶ֗ךָ be.da.ve.Re.kha · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, And done that which is evil in thy sight; That thou mayest be justified when thou speakest, And be clear when thou judgest.

  6. Psalms 52:3 מִדַּבֵּ֖ר mi.da.Ber · The “to do” form of an action: strong action

    Thou lovest evil more than good, And lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah

  7. Psalms 58:1 תְּדַבֵּר֑וּן te.da.be.Run · An action: strong action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by all of you

    For the Chief Musician; set to Al-tashheth. A Psalm of David. Michtam. Do ye indeed in silence speak righteousness? Do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?

  8. Psalms 58:3 דֹּבְרֵ֥י doe.Rei · An -ing word: simple action

    The wicked are estranged from the womb: They go astray as soon as they are born, speaking lies.

  9. Psalms 60:6 דִּבֶּ֥ר di.Ber · An action: strong action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    God hath spoken in his holiness: I will exult; I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.

  10. Psalms 62:11 דִּבֶּ֬ר di.Ber · An action: strong action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    God hath spoken once, Twice have I heard this, That power belongeth unto God.

  11. Psalms 63:11 דֽוֹבְרֵי־ dov.rei- · An -ing word: simple action

    But the king shall rejoice in God: Every one that sweareth by him shall glory; For the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.

  12. Psalms 66:14 וְדִבֶּר־ ve.di.ber- · An action: strong action, and then it will happen, done by him, her or it

    Which my lips uttered, And my mouth spake, when I was in distress.

  13. Psalms 73:8 וִידַבְּר֣וּ vi.da.be.Ru · An action: strong action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by them

    They scoff, and in wickedness utter oppression: They speak loftily.

  14. Psalms 73:8 יְדַבֵּֽרוּ׃ ye.da.Be.ru · An action: strong action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by them

    They scoff, and in wickedness utter oppression: They speak loftily.

  15. Psalms 75:5 תְּדַבְּר֖וּ te.da.be.Ru · An action: strong action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by all of you

    Lift not up your horn on high; Speak not with a stiff neck.

  16. Psalms 77:4 אֲדַבֵּֽר׃ 'a.da.Ber · An action: strong action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

    Thou holdest mine eyes watching: I am so troubled that I cannot speak.

  17. Psalms 78:19 וַֽיְדַבְּר֗וּ vay.da.be.Ru · An action: strong action, and then it happened, done by them

    Yea, they spake against God; They said, Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?

  18. Psalms 85:8 יְדַבֵּר֮ ye.da.Ber · An action: strong action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    I will hear what God Jehovah will speak; For he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints: But let them not turn again to folly.

  19. Psalms 85:8 יְדַבֵּ֬ר ye.da.Ber · An action: strong action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    I will hear what God Jehovah will speak; For he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints: But let them not turn again to folly.

  20. Psalms 87:3 מְדֻבָּ֣ר me.du.Bar · An -ing word: strong action received, it is done to the subject

    Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. Selah

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