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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 Chronicles 9:1וַתְּדַבֵּ֣ר · and spoke
    Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon, she came to test him with difficult questions. She arrived in Jerusalem with a very large caravan—with camels bearing spices, gold in abundance, and precious stones. And she came to Solomon and spoke with him about all that was on her mind.
  2. 2 Chronicles 10:3וַֽיְדַבְּר֔וּ · and said
    So they sent for Jeroboam, and he and all Israel came to Rehoboam and said,
  3. 2 Chronicles 10:7וַיְדַבְּר֨וּ · They replied; וְדִבַּרְתָּ֥ · by speaking
    They replied, “If you will be kind to these people and please them by speaking kind words to them, they will be your servants forever.”
  4. 2 Chronicles 10:9דִּבְּר֤וּ · 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’?”
  5. 2 Chronicles 10:10וַיְדַבְּר֣וּ · replied; דִּבְּר֨וּ · said
    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!
  6. 2 Chronicles 10:12דִּבֶּ֤ר
    After three days, Jeroboam and all the people returned to Rehoboam, since the king had said, “Come back to me on the third day.”
  7. 2 Chronicles 10:14וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר · 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.”
  8. 2 Chronicles 10:15דִּבֶּר֙ · He had spoken
    So the king did not listen to the people, and indeed this turn of events was from God, in order that the LORD might fulfill the word that He had spoken through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat.
  9. 2 Chronicles 18:12דִּבֶּ֤ר · instructed him; וְדִבַּ֥רְתָּ · and speak
    Then the messenger who had gone to call Micaiah instructed him, “Behold, with one accord the words of the prophets are favorable to the king. So please let your words be like theirs, and speak favorably.”
  10. 2 Chronicles 18:13אֲדַבֵּֽר׃ · I will speak
    But Micaiah said, “As surely as the LORD lives, I will speak whatever my God tells me.”
  11. 2 Chronicles 18:15תְדַבֵּ֥ר · to tell me
    But the king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear not to tell me anything but the truth in the name of the LORD?”
  12. 2 Chronicles 18:22דִּבֶּ֥ר · has pronounced
    So you see, the LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouths of these prophets of yours, and the LORD has pronounced disaster against you.”
  13. 2 Chronicles 18:23לְדַבֵּ֥ר · to speak
    Then Zedekiah son of Chenaanah went up, struck Micaiah in the face, and demanded, “Which way did the Spirit of the LORD go when He departed from me to speak with you?”
  14. 2 Chronicles 18:27דִבֶּ֥ר · spoken through me
    But Micaiah replied, “If you ever return safely, the LORD has not spoken through me.” Then he added, “Take heed, all you people!”
  15. 2 Chronicles 22:10וַתְּדַבֵּ֛ר · to annihilate
    When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs of the house of Judah.
  16. 2 Chronicles 23:3דִּבֶּ֥ר · promised
    …the whole assembly made a covenant with the king in the house of God. “Behold, the king’s son!” said Jehoiada. “He must reign, just as the LORD promised concerning the descendants of David.
  17. 2 Chronicles 25:16בְּדַבְּר֣וֹ · While he was still speaking
    While he was still speaking, the king asked, “Have we made you the counselor to the king? Stop! Why be struck down?” So the prophet stopped, but he said, “I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this and have not heeded my advice.”
  18. 2 Chronicles 30:22וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר · encouraged
    And Hezekiah encouraged all the Levites who performed skillfully before the LORD. For seven days they ate their assigned portion, sacrificing peace offerings and giving thanks to the LORD, the God of their fathers.
  19. 2 Chronicles 32:6וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר · Then he encouraged
    Hezekiah appointed military commanders over the people and gathered the people in the square of the city gate. Then he encouraged them, saying,
  20. 2 Chronicles 32:16דִּבְּר֣וּ · spoke
    And the servants of Sennacherib spoke further against the LORD God and against His servant Hezekiah.
  21. 2 Chronicles 32:19וַֽיְדַבְּר֔וּ · They spoke
    They spoke against the God of Jerusalem as they had spoken against the gods of the peoples of the earth—the work of human hands.
  22. 2 Chronicles 33:10וַיְדַבֵּ֧ר · spoke
    And the LORD spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they did not listen.
  23. 2 Chronicles 33:18הַֽמְדַבְּרִ֣ים · who spoke
    As for the rest of the acts of Manasseh, along with his prayer to his God and the words of the seers who spoke to him in the name of the LORD, the God of Israel, they are indeed written in the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.
  24. 2 Chronicles 34:22וַיְדַבְּר֥וּ · and spoke
    So Hilkiah and those the king had designated went and spoke to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum son of Tokhath, the son of Hasrah, the keeper of the wardrobe. She lived in Jerusalem, in the Second District.
  25. Ezra 8:17לְ֠דַבֵּר
    And I sent them to Iddo, the leader at Casiphia, with a message for him and his kinsmen, the temple servants at Casiphia, that they should bring to us ministers for the house of our God.
  26. Nehemiah 6:12דִּבֶּ֣ר · but that he had uttered
    I realized that God had not sent him, but that he had uttered this prophecy against me because Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.
  27. Nehemiah 9:13וְדַבֵּ֥ר · and spoke
    You came down on Mount Sinai and spoke with them from heaven. You gave them just ordinances, true laws, and good statutes and commandments.
  28. Nehemiah 13:24מְדַבֵּ֣ר · spoke; לְדַבֵּ֣ר · speak
    Half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod or of the other peoples, but could not speak the language of Judah.
  29. Esther 1:22וּמְדַבֵּ֖ר · proclaiming
    He sent letters to all the provinces of the kingdom, to each province in its own script and to each people in their own language, proclaiming that every man should be master of his own household.
  30. Esther 6:10דִּבַּ֔רְתָּ · you proposed; דִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃ · you have suggested
    “Hurry,” said the king to Haman, “and do just as you proposed. Take the robe and the horse to Mordecai the Jew, who is sitting at the king’s gate. Do not neglect anything that you have suggested.”
  31. Esther 6:14מְדַבְּרִ֣ים · speaking
    While they were still speaking with Haman, the king’s eunuchs arrived and rushed him to the banquet that Esther had prepared.
  32. Esther 7:9דִּבֶּר־ · gave the report
    Then Harbonah, one of the eunuchs attending the king, said: “There is a gallows fifty cubits high at Haman’s house. He had it built for Mordecai, who gave the report that saved the king.” “Hang him on it!” declared the king.
  33. Esther 8:3וַתְּדַבֵּר֙ · addressed
    And once again, Esther addressed the king. She fell at his feet weeping and begged him to revoke the evil scheme of Haman the Agagite, which he had devised against the Jews.
  34. Esther 10:3וְדֹבֵ֥ר · and speaking
    For Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Xerxes, preeminent among the Jews and highly favored by his many kinsmen, seeking the good of his people and speaking peace to all his countrymen.
  35. Job 1:16מְדַבֵּ֗ר · speaking
    While he was still speaking, another messenger came and reported: “The fire of God fell from heaven. It burned and consumed the sheep and the servants, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”
  36. Job 1:17מְדַבֵּ֗ר · speaking
    While he was still speaking, another messenger came and reported: “The Chaldeans formed three bands, raided the camels, and took them away. They put the servants to the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”
  37. Job 1:18מְדַבֵּ֔ר · was still speaking
    While he was still speaking, another messenger came and reported: “Your sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house,
  38. Job 2:10כְּדַבֵּ֞ר · You speak; תְּדַבֵּ֔רִי · speaks
    “You speak as a foolish woman speaks,” he told her. “Should we accept from God only good and not adversity?” In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.
  39. Job 2:13דֹּבֵ֤ר · one spoke
    Then they sat on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights, but no one spoke a word to him because they saw how intense his suffering was.
  40. Job 7:11אֲ‍ֽ֭דַבְּרָה · I will speak
    Therefore I will not restrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
  41. Job 9:35אַֽ֭דַבְּרָה · Then I would speak
    Then I would speak without fear of Him. But as it is, I am on my own.
  42. Job 10:1אֲ֝דַבְּרָה֗ · and speak
    “I loathe my own life; I will express my complaint and speak in the bitterness of my soul.
  43. Job 11:5דַּבֵּ֑ר · would speak
    But if only God would speak and open His lips against you,
  44. Job 13:3אֲדַבֵּ֑ר · to speak
    Yet I desire to speak to the Almighty and argue my case before God.