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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. Genesis 11:1 וּדְבָרִ֖ים u.de.va.Rim · A person, place or thing

    And the whole earth was of one language and of one speech.

  2. Genesis 12:17 דְּבַ֥ר de.Var · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And Jehovah plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram's wife.

  3. Genesis 15:1 הַדְּבָרִ֣ים ha.de.va.Rim · A person, place or thing

    After these things the word of Jehovah came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.

  4. Genesis 15:1 דְבַר־ de.var- · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    After these things the word of Jehovah came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.

  5. Genesis 15:4 דְבַר־ de.var- · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And, behold, the word of Jehovah came unto him, saying, This man shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir.

  6. Genesis 18:14 דָּבָ֑ר da.Var · A person, place or thing

    Is anything too hard for Jehovah? At the set time I will return unto thee, when the season cometh round, and Sarah shall have a son.

  7. Genesis 18:25 כַּדָּבָ֣ר ka.da.Var · A person, place or thing

    That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked, that so the righteous should be as the wicked; that be far from thee: shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?

  8. Genesis 19:8 דָבָ֔ר da.Var · A person, place or thing

    Behold now, I have two daughters that have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing, forasmuch as they are come under the shadow of my roof.

  9. Genesis 19:21 לַדָּבָ֣ר la.da.Var · A person, place or thing

    And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow the city of which thou hast spoken.

  10. Genesis 19:22 דָּבָ֔ר da.Var · A person, place or thing

    Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do anything till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.

  11. Genesis 20:8 הַדְּבָרִ֥ים ha.de.va.Rim · A person, place or thing

    And Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears: and the men were sore afraid.

  12. Genesis 20:10 הַדָּבָ֥ר ha.da.Var · A person, place or thing

    And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?

  13. Genesis 20:11 דְּבַ֥ר de.Var · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake.

  14. Genesis 20:18 דְּבַ֥ר de.Var · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    For Jehovah had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.

  15. Genesis 21:11 הַדָּבָ֛ר ha.da.Var · A person, place or thing

    And the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight on account of his son.

  16. Genesis 21:26 הַדָּבָ֣ר ha.da.Var · A person, place or thing

    And Abimelech said, I know not who hath done this thing: neither didst thou tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but to-day.

  17. Genesis 22:1 הַדְּבָרִ֣ים ha.de.va.Rim · A person, place or thing

    And it came to pass after these things, that God did prove Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham; and he said, Here am I.

  18. Genesis 22:16 הַדָּבָ֣ר ha.da.Var · A person, place or thing

    and said, By myself have I sworn, saith Jehovah, because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son,

  19. Genesis 22:20 הַדְּבָרִ֣ים ha.de.va.Rim · A person, place or thing

    And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she also hath borne children unto thy brother Nahor:

  20. Genesis 24:9 הַדָּבָ֖ר ha.da.Var · A person, place or thing

    And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning this matter.

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