דָּבָר

hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine1,441 occurrences34 books1,289 verses
This word comes from the name of Chronicles.

Definition

from H1696; a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
Traditional renderings: act, advice, affair, answer, × any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, chronicles, commandment, × commune(-ication), concern(-ing), confer, counsel, dearth, decree, deed, × disease, due, duty, effect, eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-) ness, glory, harm, hurt, iniquity, judgment, language, lying, manner, matter, message, (no) thing, oracle, × ought, × parts, pertaining, please, portion, power, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, × (as hast) said, sake, saying, sentence, sign, so, some (uncleanness), somewhat to say, song, speech, × spoken, talk, task, that, × there done, thing (concerning), thought, thus, tidings, what(-soever), wherewith, which, word, work.

In the Greek Old Testament

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

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

1,441 total
  1. 1 Chronicles 15:15כִּדְבַ֣ר · in accordance with the word
    And the Levites carried the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles, as Moses had commanded in accordance with the word of the LORD.
  2. 1 Chronicles 16:15דָּבָ֥ר · the word
    Remember His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations—
  3. 1 Chronicles 16:37לִדְבַר־ · requirements
    So David left Asaph and his associates there before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to minister there regularly according to the daily requirements,
  4. 1 Chronicles 17:3דְּבַר־ · the word
    But that night the word of God came to Nathan, saying,
  5. 1 Chronicles 17:6הֲדָבָ֣ר
    In all My journeys with all the Israelites, have I ever asked any of the leaders I appointed to shepherd My people, ‘Why haven’t you built Me a house of cedar?’
  6. 1 Chronicles 17:15הַדְּבָרִ֣ים · words
    So Nathan relayed to David all the words of this entire revelation.
  7. 1 Chronicles 17:23הַדָּבָ֗ר · let the word
    And now, O LORD, let the word You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house be established forever. Do as You have promised,
  8. 1 Chronicles 21:4וּדְבַר־ · word
    Nevertheless, the king’s word prevailed against Joab. So Joab departed and traveled throughout Israel, and then he returned to Jerusalem.
  9. 1 Chronicles 21:6דְּבַר־ · command
    But Joab did not include Levi and Benjamin in the count, because the king’s command was detestable to him.
  10. 1 Chronicles 21:7הַדָּבָ֖ר · command
    This command was also evil in the sight of God; so He struck Israel.
  11. 1 Chronicles 21:8הַדָּבָ֣ר · thing
    Then David said to God, “I have sinned greatly because I have done this thing. Now I beg You to take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”
  12. 1 Chronicles 21:12דָּבָֽר׃פ
    …between three years of famine, three months of being swept away before your enemies and overtaken by their swords, or three days of the sword of the LORD—days of plague upon the land, with the angel of the LORD ravaging every part of Israel.’ Now then, decide how I should reply to Him who sent me.”
  13. 1 Chronicles 21:19בִּדְבַר־ · at the word
    So David went up at the word that Gad had spoken in the name of the LORD.
  14. 1 Chronicles 22:8דְּבַר־ · but this word
    …but this word of the LORD came to me: ‘You have shed much blood and waged great wars. You are not to build a house for My Name because you have shed so much blood on the ground before Me.
  15. 1 Chronicles 23:27בְדִבְרֵ֤י · instructions
    For according to the final instructions of David, the Levites twenty years of age or older were counted,
  16. 1 Chronicles 25:5בְּדִבְרֵ֥י · [were given him] through the promises
    All these sons of Heman the king’s seer were given him through the promises of God to exalt him, for God had given Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.
  17. 1 Chronicles 26:32דְּבַ֥ר · matter [pertaining to]; וּדְבַ֥ר · and for the affairs
    Among Jerijah’s relatives there were 2,700 capable men who were heads of families. King David appointed them over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh for every matter pertaining to God and for the affairs of the king.
  18. 1 Chronicles 27:1דְּבַ֣ר · matter
    This is the list of the Israelites—the heads of families, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and their officers who served the king in every matter concerning the divisions on rotating military duty each month throughout the year. There were 24,000 men in each division:
  19. 1 Chronicles 27:24דִּבְרֵֽי־ · in the Book
    Joab son of Zeruiah began to count the men but did not finish. For because of this census wrath came upon Israel, and the number was not entered in the Book of the Chronicles of King David.
  20. 1 Chronicles 28:21דְּבָרֶֽיךָ׃פ · command
    The divisions of the priests and Levites are ready for all the service of the house of God, and every willing man of every skill will be at your disposal for the work. The officials and all the people are fully at your command.”
  21. 1 Chronicles 29:29וְדִבְרֵי֙ · Now the acts; דִּבְרֵי֙ · the Chronicles; דִּבְרֵי֙ · the Chronicles; דִּבְרֵ֖י · the Chronicles
    Now the acts of King David, from first to last, are indeed written in the Chronicles of Samuel the Seer, the Chronicles of Nathan the Prophet, and the Chronicles of Gad the Seer,
  22. 2 Chronicles 1:9דְּבָ֣רְךָ֔ · let Your promise
    Now, O LORD God, let Your promise to my father David be fulfilled. For You have made me king over a people as numerous as the dust of the earth.
  23. 2 Chronicles 6:10דְּבָר֖וֹ · the word
    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.
  24. 2 Chronicles 6:17דְּבָ֣רְךָ֔
    And now, O LORD, God of Israel, please confirm what You promised to Your servant David.
  25. 2 Chronicles 8:13וּבִדְבַר־ · requirement
    He observed the daily requirement for offerings according to the commandment of Moses for Sabbaths, New Moons, and the three annual appointed feasts—the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Tabernacles.
  26. 2 Chronicles 8:14לִדְבַר־ · requirement
    In keeping with the ordinances of his father David, Solomon appointed the divisions of the priests over their service, and the Levites for their duties to offer praise and to minister before the priests according to the daily requirement. He also appointed gatekeepers by their divisions at each gate, for this had been the command of David, the man of God.
  27. 2 Chronicles 8:15דָּבָ֖ר · matter
    They did not turn aside from the king’s command regarding the priests or the Levites in any matter, including that of the treasuries.
  28. 2 Chronicles 9:2דְּבָרֶ֑יהָ · her questions; דָּבָר֙
    And Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was too difficult for him to explain.
  29. 2 Chronicles 9:5הַדָּבָ֔ר · The report; דְּבָרֶ֖יךָ · your words
    She said to the king, “The report I heard in my own country about your words and wisdom is true.
  30. 2 Chronicles 9:6לְדִבְרֵיהֶ֗ם · the reports
    But I did not believe the reports until I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, not half of the greatness of your wisdom was told to me. You have far exceeded the report I heard.
  31. 2 Chronicles 9:24דְּבַר־
    Year after year, each visitor would bring his tribute: articles of silver and gold, clothing, weapons, spices, horses, and mules.
  32. 2 Chronicles 9:29דִּבְרֵ֣י · of the acts; דִּבְרֵי֙ · the Records
    As for the rest of the acts of Solomon, from beginning to end, are they not written in the Records of Nathan the Prophet, in the Prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the Visions of Iddo the Seer concerning Jeroboam son of Nebat?
  33. 2 Chronicles 10:6דָּבָֽר׃
    Then King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who had served his father Solomon during his lifetime. “How do you advise me to respond to these people?” he asked.
  34. 2 Chronicles 10:7דְּבָרִ֣ים · words
    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.”
  35. 2 Chronicles 10:9דָּבָ֖ר · message
    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’?”
  36. 2 Chronicles 10:15דְּבָר֗וֹ · the word
    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.
  37. 2 Chronicles 11:2דְּבַר־ · But the word
    But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God:
  38. 2 Chronicles 11:4הַדָּבָ֣ר; דִּבְרֵ֣י · to the words
    …that this is what the LORD says: ‘You are not to go up and fight against your brothers. Each of you must return home, for this is My doing.’” So they listened to the words of the LORD and turned back from going against Jeroboam.
  39. 2 Chronicles 12:7דְבַר־ · the word
    When the LORD saw that they had humbled themselves, the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah, saying, “They have humbled themselves; I will not destroy them, but will soon grant them deliverance. My wrath will not be poured out on Jerusalem through Shishak.
  40. 2 Chronicles 12:12דְּבָרִ֥ים · conditions
    Because Rehoboam humbled himself, the anger of the LORD turned away from him, and He did not destroy him completely. Indeed, conditions were good in Judah.
  41. 2 Chronicles 12:15וְדִבְרֵ֣י · Now the acts; בְּדִבְרֵ֨י · in the records
    Now the acts of Rehoboam, from first to last, are they not written in the records of Shemaiah the Prophet and of Iddo the Seer concerning the genealogies? There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam throughout their days.