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דְּבִיר

de.virDebir
hebrewOld TestamentName of a place14 occurrences3 books12 verses
This name belongs to 4 different people and places in the Bible:
  • Debir: Amorite king of Eglon, defeated by Joshua
  • Debir: Canaanite city captured by Joshua and Caleb's family
  • Debir: A place on the northern border of Judah
  • Lo-debar: A town in Gilead; home of Mephibosheth

Definition

or (shortened) דְּבִר; (Joshua 13:26 (but see H3810)), the same as H1687; Debir, the name of an Amoritish king and of two places in Palestine
Traditional renderings: Debir.

Glossary entries

Debir (Place) Lo-debar Kiriath-sannah Kiriath-sepher

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

14 total
  1. Joshua 10:3דְּבִ֥יר · and Debir
    Therefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent word to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish, and Debir king of Eglon, saying,
  2. Joshua 10:38דְּבִ֑רָה · toward Debir
    Finally Joshua and all Israel with him turned toward Debir and fought against it.
  3. Joshua 10:39לִדְבִ֙רָה֙ · Debir
    And they captured Debir, its king, and all its villages. They put them to the sword and devoted to destruction everyone in the city, leaving no survivors. Joshua did to Debir and its king as he had done to Hebron and as he had done to Libnah and its king.
  4. Joshua 11:21דְּבִ֣ר · Debir
    At that time Joshua proceeded to eliminate the Anakim from the hill country of Hebron, Debir, and Anab, and from all the hill country of Judah and of Israel. Joshua devoted them to destruction, along with their cities.
  5. Joshua 12:13דְּבִר֙ · of Debir
    …the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
  6. Joshua 13:26לִדְבִֽר׃ · of Debir
    …the territory from Heshbon to Ramath-mizpeh and Betonim, and from Mahanaim to the border of Debir;
  7. Joshua 15:7דְּבִרָה֮ · to Debir
    Then the border went up to Debir from the Valley of Achor, turning north to Gilgal, which faces the Ascent of Adummim south of the ravine. It continued along the waters of En-shemesh and came out at En-rogel.
  8. Joshua 15:15 (2×)דְּבִ֑ר · of Debir; דְּבִ֥ר
    From there he marched against the inhabitants of Debir (formerly known as Kiriath-sepher).
  9. Joshua 15:49דְבִֽר׃ · Debir
    Dannah, Kiriath-sannah (that is, Debir),
  10. Joshua 21:15דְּבִ֖ר · Debir
    Holon, Debir,
  11. Judges 1:11 (2×)דְּבִ֑יר · of Debir; דְּבִ֥יר
    From there they marched against the inhabitants of Debir (formerly known as Kiriath-sepher).
  12. 1 Chronicles 6:58דְּבִ֖יר · Debir
    Hilen, Debir,