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דָבַר

da.varto speak: speakHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb1,142 occurrences36 books1,049 verses

Definition

a primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
Traditional renderings: answer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, × well, × work.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders דָבַר:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

1,142 total
  1. 2 Samuel 20:18דַּבֵּ֨ר · they used to say; יְדַבְּר֤וּ
    Then the woman said, “Long ago they used to say, ‘Seek counsel at Abel,’ and that is how disputes were settled.
  2. 2 Samuel 22:1וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר · sang
    And David sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.
  3. 2 Samuel 23:2דִּבֶּר־ · spoke through
    The Spirit of the LORD spoke through me; His word was on my tongue.
  4. 2 Samuel 23:3דִבֶּ֖ר · said
    The God of Israel spoke; the Rock of Israel said to me, ‘He who rules the people with justice, who rules in the fear of God,
  5. 2 Samuel 24:12וְדִבַּרְתָּ֣ · and tell
    “Go and tell David that this is what the LORD says: ‘I am offering you three options. Choose one of them, and I will carry it out against you.’”
  6. 1 Kings 1:14מְדַבֶּ֥רֶת · speaking
    Then, while you are still there speaking with the king, I will come in after you and confirm your words.”
  7. 1 Kings 1:22מְדַבֶּ֖רֶת · speaking
    And just then, while Bathsheba was still speaking with the king, Nathan the prophet arrived.
  8. 1 Kings 1:42מְדַבֵּ֔ר · speaking
    As he was speaking, suddenly Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest arrived. “Come in,” said Adonijah, “for you are a man of valor. You must be bringing good news.”
  9. 1 Kings 2:4דִּבֶּ֣ר
    …and so that the LORD may fulfill His promise to me: ‘If your descendants take heed to walk faithfully before Me with all their heart and soul, you will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’
  10. 1 Kings 2:14דַּבֵּֽר׃ · Say it
    Then he said, “I have something to tell you.” “Say it,” she answered.
  11. 1 Kings 2:16דַּבֵּֽר׃ · State [your request]
    So now I have just one request of you; do not deny me.” “State your request,” she told him.
  12. 1 Kings 2:18אֲדַבֵּ֥ר · will speak
    “Very well,” Bathsheba replied. “I will speak to the king for you.”
  13. 1 Kings 2:19לְדַבֶּר־ · to speak
    So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah. The king stood up to greet her, bowed to her, and sat down on his throne. Then the king had a throne brought for his mother, who sat down at his right hand.
  14. 1 Kings 2:23דִּבֶּר֙ · has not made
    Then King Solomon swore by the LORD: “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if Adonijah has not made this request at the expense of his life.
  15. 1 Kings 2:24דִּבֵּ֑ר · He promised
    And now, as surely as the LORD lives—the One who established me, who set me on the throne of my father David, and who founded for me a dynasty as He promised—surely Adonijah shall be put to death today!”
  16. 1 Kings 2:27דִּבֶּ֛ר · had spoken
    So Solomon banished Abiathar from the priesthood of the LORD and thus fulfilled the word that the LORD had spoken at Shiloh against the house of Eli.
  17. 1 Kings 2:30דִבֶּ֥ר
    And Benaiah entered the tent of the LORD and said to Joab, “The king says, ‘Come out!’” But Joab replied, “No, I will die here.” So Benaiah relayed the message to the king, saying, “This is how Joab answered me.”
  18. 1 Kings 2:31דִּבֶּ֔ר · he says
    And the king replied, “Do just as he says. Strike him down and bury him, and so remove from me and from the house of my father the innocent blood that Joab shed.
  19. 1 Kings 2:38דִּבֶּר֙ · has spoken
    “The sentence is fair,” Shimei replied. “Your servant will do as my lord the king has spoken.” And Shimei lived in Jerusalem for a long time.
  20. 1 Kings 3:22וַתְּדַבֵּ֖רְנָה · So they argued
    “No,” said the other woman, “the living one is my son and the dead one is your son.” But the first woman insisted, “No, the dead one is yours and the living one is mine.” So they argued before the king.
  21. 1 Kings 4:32וַיְדַבֵּ֕ר · Solomon composed
    Solomon composed three thousand proverbs, and his songs numbered a thousand and five.
  22. 1 Kings 4:33וַיְדַבֵּר֮ · He spoke; וַיְדַבֵּר֙ · and he taught
    He spoke of trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop growing in the wall, and he taught about animals, birds, reptiles, and fish.
  23. 1 Kings 5:5דִּבֶּ֣ר · said
    So behold, I plan to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God, according to what the LORD said to my father David: ‘I will put your son on your throne in your place, and he will build the house for My Name.’
  24. 1 Kings 5:12דִּבֶּר־ · He had promised
    And the LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as He had promised him. There was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a treaty.
  25. 1 Kings 6:12דִּבַּ֖רְתִּי · I made
    “As for this temple you are building, if you walk in My statutes, carry out My ordinances, and keep all My commandments by walking in them, I will fulfill through you the promise I made to your father David.
  26. 1 Kings 8:15דִּבֶּ֣ר · what He spoke
    …and said: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who has fulfilled with His own hand what He spoke with His mouth to my father David, saying,
  27. 1 Kings 8:20דִּבֵּ֑ר · He spoke; דִּבֶּ֣ר · promised
    Now the LORD has fulfilled the word that He spoke. I have succeeded my father David, and I sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised. I have built the house for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel.
  28. 1 Kings 8:24דִּבַּ֖רְתָּ · Your promise; וַתְּדַבֵּ֥ר · What You spoke
    You have kept Your promise to Your servant, my father David. What You spoke with Your mouth You have fulfilled with Your hand this day.
  29. 1 Kings 8:25דִּבַּ֤רְתָּ · You promised
    Therefore now, O LORD, God of Israel, keep for Your servant, my father David, what You promised when You said: ‘You will never fail to have a man to sit before Me on the throne of Israel, if only your descendants guard their way to walk before Me as you have done.’
  30. 1 Kings 8:26דִּבַּ֔רְתָּ
    And now, O God of Israel, please confirm what You promised to Your servant, my father David.
  31. 1 Kings 8:53דִּבַּ֜רְתָּ · You spoke
    For You, O Lord GOD, have set them apart from all the peoples of the earth as Your inheritance, as You spoke through Your servant Moses when You brought our fathers out of Egypt.”
  32. 1 Kings 8:56דִּבֵּ֑ר · He promised; דִּבֶּ֔ר · He made
    “Blessed be the LORD, who has given rest to His people Israel according to all that He promised. Not one word has failed of all the good promises He made through His servant Moses.
  33. 1 Kings 9:5דִּבַּ֗רְתִּי · I promised
    …then I will establish your royal throne over Israel forever, as I promised your father David when I said, ‘You will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’
  34. 1 Kings 10:2וַתְּדַבֵּ֣ר · and spoke
    She arrived in Jerusalem with a very large caravan—with camels bearing spices, gold in great abundance, and precious stones. And she came to Solomon and spoke to him all that was on her mind.
  35. 1 Kings 12:3וַֽיְדַבְּר֔וּ · and said
    So they sent for Jeroboam, and he and the whole assembly of Israel came to Rehoboam and said,
  36. 1 Kings 12:7וַיְדַבֵּר · They replied; וְדִבַּרְתָּ֥ · by speaking
    They replied, “If you will be a servant to these people and serve them this day, and if you will respond by speaking kind words to them, they will be your servants forever.”
  37. 1 Kings 12:9דִּבְּר֤וּ · have spoken
    He asked them, “What message do you advise that we send back to these people who have spoken to me, saying, ‘Lighten the yoke your father put on us’?”
  38. 1 Kings 12:10וַיְדַבְּר֣וּ · replied; דִּבְּר֨וּ · said; תְּדַבֵּ֣ר · you should tell
    The young men who had grown up with him replied, “This is how you should answer these people who said to you, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but you must make it lighter.’ This is what you should tell them: ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist!
  39. 1 Kings 12:12דִּבֶּ֤ר · had said
    After three days, Jeroboam and all the people returned to Rehoboam, since the king had said, “Come back to me on the third day.”
  40. 1 Kings 12:14וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר · and spoke
    …and spoke to them as the young men had advised, saying, “Whereas my father made your yoke heavy, I will add to your yoke. Whereas my father scourged you with whips, I will scourge you with scorpions.”
  41. 1 Kings 12:15דִּבֶּ֤ר · had spoken
    So the king did not listen to the people, and indeed this turn of events was from the LORD, to fulfill the word He had spoken to Jeroboam son of Nebat through Ahijah the Shilonite.
  42. 1 Kings 13:3דִּבֶּ֣ר · has spoken
    That day the man of God gave a sign, saying, “The LORD has spoken this sign: ‘Surely the altar will be split apart, and the ashes upon it will be poured out.’”