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דָּבָר

da.var · word

Hebrew · Strong's H1697 · Noun · Sounds like: daw-baw' · 1,442 occurrences

Word meanings

Senses and individuals

  • word H1697G 880
  • word: thing H1697I · a Meaning of 295
  • word: deed H1697K · a Meaning of 75
  • Chronicles H1697O 60
  • word: speaking H1697H · a Meaning of 41
  • word: because H1697M · a Meaning of 33
  • word: case H1697L · a Meaning of 26
  • word: promised H1697J · a Meaning of 24
  • word: portion H1697N · a Meaning of 8

Strong's dictionary

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

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
דָּבָר 1439 n.m. speech, word
I. sg. speech, discourse, saying, word, as the sum of that which is spoken
II. sg. saying, utterance, sentence, as a section of a discourse
III. sg. a word, words
IV. sg. matter, affair, thing about which one speaks

Every occurrence

  1. Job 2:13 דָּבָ֔ר da.Var · A person, place or thing

    So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.

  2. Job 4:2 דָבָ֣ר da.Var · A person, place or thing

    If one assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? But who can withhold himself from speaking?

  3. Job 4:12 דָּבָ֣ר da.Var · A person, place or thing

    Now a thing was secretly brought to me, And mine ear received a whisper thereof.

  4. Job 6:3 דְּבָרַ֥י de.va.Rai · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    For now it would be heavier than the sand of the seas: Therefore have my words been rash.

  5. Job 9:14 דְבָרַ֣י de.va.Rai · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    How much less shall I answer him, And choose out my words to reason with him?

  6. Job 11:2 דְּ֭בָרִים De.va.rim · A person, place or thing

    Should not the multitude of words be answered? And should a man full of talk be justified?

  7. Job 15:3 בְּ֭דָבָר Be.da.vor · A person, place or thing

    Should he reason with unprofitable talk, Or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?

  8. Job 15:11 וְ֝דָבָ֗ר ve.da.Var · A person, place or thing

    Are the consolations of God too small for thee, Even the word that is gentle toward thee?

  9. Job 16:3 לְדִבְרֵי־ le.div.rei- · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    Shall vain words have an end? Or what provoketh thee that thou answerest?

  10. Job 19:28 דָּ֝בָ֗ר da.Var · A person, place or thing

    If ye say, How we will persecute him! And that the root of the matter is found in me;

  11. Job 26:14 דָּ֭בָר Da.vor · A person, place or thing

    Lo, these are but the outskirts of his ways: And how small a whisper do we hear of him! But the thunder of his power who can understand?

  12. Job 29:22 דְ֭בָרִי De.va.ri · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    After my words they spake not again; And my speech distilled upon them.

  13. Job 31:40 דִּבְרֵ֥י div.Rei · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    Let thistles grow instead of wheat, And cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.

  14. Job 32:4 בִּדְבָרִ֑ים bid.va.Rim · A person, place or thing

    Now Elihu had waited to speak unto Job, because they were elder than he.

  15. Job 32:11 לְֽדִבְרֵיכֶ֗ם le.div.rei.Khem · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    Behold, I waited for your words, I listened for your reasonings, Whilst ye searched out what to say.

  16. Job 33:1 דְּבָרַ֥י de.va.Rai · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    Howbeit, Job, I pray thee, hear my speech, And hearken to all my words.

  17. Job 33:13 דְּ֝בָרָ֗יו de.va.Rav · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    Why dost thou strive against him, For that he giveth not account of any of his matters?

  18. Job 34:35 וּ֝דְבָרָ֗יו u.de.va.Rav · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    Job speaketh without knowledge, And his words are without wisdom.

  19. Job 41:12 וּדְבַר־ u.de.var- · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    I will not keep silence concerning his limbs, Nor his mighty strength, nor his goodly frame.

  20. Job 42:7 הַדְּבָרִ֥ים ha.de.va.Rim · A person, place or thing

    And it was so, that, after Jehovah had spoken these words unto Job, Jehovah said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends; for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath.

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