דָּבָר
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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.
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
Occurrences
1,441 total
- 2 Chronicles 13:22דִּבְרֵ֣י · of the acts; וּדְבָרָ֑יו · and his wordsNow the rest of the acts of Abijah, along with his ways and his words, are written in the Treatise of the Prophet Iddo.
- 2 Chronicles 15:8הַדְּבָרִ֣ים · wordsWhen Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Azariah son of Oded the prophet, he took courage and removed the detestable idols from the whole land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. He then restored the altar of the LORD that was in front of the portico of the LORD’s temple.
- 2 Chronicles 16:11דִּבְרֵ֣י · the actsNow the acts of Asa, from beginning to end, are indeed written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.
- 2 Chronicles 18:4דְּבַ֥ר · for the wordBut Jehoshaphat also said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire first for the word of the LORD.”
- 2 Chronicles 18:12דִּבְרֵ֧י · the words; דְבָרְךָ֛ · let your wordsThen 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.”
- 2 Chronicles 18:18דְבַר־ · the wordMicaiah continued, “Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing on His right and on His left.
- 2 Chronicles 19:3דְּבָרִ֥ים · someHowever, some good is found in you, for you have removed the Asherah poles from the land and have set your heart on seeking God.”
- 2 Chronicles 19:6בִּדְבַ֥רThen he said to the judges, “Consider carefully what you do, for you are not judging for man, but for the LORD, who is with you when you render judgment.
- 2 Chronicles 19:11דְּבַר־ · that pertains; דְּבַר־ · that pertainsNote that Amariah, the chief priest, will be over you in all that pertains to the LORD, and Zebadiah son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, in all that pertains to the king. And the Levites will serve as officers before you. Act resolutely; may the LORD be with the upright!”
- 2 Chronicles 20:34דִּבְרֵ֣י · of the acts; בְּדִבְרֵי֙ · in the ChroniclesAs for the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, from beginning to end, they are indeed written in the Chronicles of Jehu son of Hanani, which are recorded in the Book of the Kings of Israel.
- 2 Chronicles 23:4הַדָּבָ֖רThis is what you are to do: A third of you priests and Levites who come on duty on the Sabbath shall keep watch at the doors,
- 2 Chronicles 23:19דָּבָֽר׃ · wayHe stationed gatekeepers at the gates of the house of the LORD, so that no one who was in any way unclean could enter.
- 2 Chronicles 24:5לַדָּבָ֑ר · Do itSo he gathered the priests and Levites and said, “Go out to the cities of Judah and collect the money due annually from all Israel, to repair the house of your God. Do it quickly.” The Levites, however, did not make haste.
- 2 Chronicles 25:26דִּבְרֵ֣י · of the actsAs for the rest of the acts of Amaziah, from beginning to end, are they not written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel?
- 2 Chronicles 26:22דִּבְרֵ֣י · of the actsAs for the rest of the acts of Uzziah, from beginning to end, they are recorded by the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz.
- 2 Chronicles 27:7דִּבְרֵ֣י · of the actsAs for the rest of the acts of Jotham, along with all his wars and his ways, they are indeed written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah.
- 2 Chronicles 28:26דְּבָרָיו֙ · of the acts [of Ahaz]As for the rest of the acts of Ahaz and all his ways, from beginning to end, they are indeed written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.
- 2 Chronicles 29:15בְּדִבְרֵ֣י · by the wordsWhen they had assembled their brothers and consecrated themselves, they went in to cleanse the house of the LORD, according to the command of the king by the words of the LORD.
- 2 Chronicles 29:30בְּדִבְרֵ֥י · in the wordsThen King Hezekiah and his officials ordered the Levites to sing praises to the LORD in the words of David and of Asaph the seer. So they sang praises with gladness and bowed down and worshiped.
- 2 Chronicles 29:36הַדָּבָֽר׃פ · everythingThen Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced at what God had prepared for the people, because everything had been accomplished so quickly.
- 2 Chronicles 30:4הַדָּבָ֖ר · This planThis plan pleased the king and the whole assembly.
- 2 Chronicles 30:5דָבָ֗ר · a decreeSo they established a decree to circulate a proclamation throughout Israel, from Beersheba to Dan, that the people should come to keep the Passover of the LORD, the God of Israel, in Jerusalem. For they had not observed it in great numbers as prescribed.
- 2 Chronicles 30:12בִּדְבַ֥ר · according to the wordMoreover, the power of God was on the people in Judah to give them one heart to obey the command of the king and his officials according to the word of the LORD.
- 2 Chronicles 31:5הַדָּבָ֗ר · As soon as the orderAs soon as the order went out, the Israelites generously provided the firstfruits of the grain, new wine, oil, and honey, and of all the produce of the field, and they brought in an abundance—a tithe of everything.
- 2 Chronicles 31:16לִדְבַר־ · dutiesIn addition, they distributed portions to the males registered by genealogy who were three years of age or older—to all who would enter the house of the LORD for their daily duties for service in the responsibilities of their divisions—
- 2 Chronicles 32:1הַדְּבָרִ֤ים · actsAfter all these acts of faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and invaded Judah. He laid siege to the fortified cities, intending to conquer them for himself.
- 2 Chronicles 32:8דִּבְרֵ֖י · the wordsWith him is only the arm of flesh, but with us is the LORD our God to help us and to fight our battles.” So the people were strengthened by the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.
- 2 Chronicles 32:32דִּבְרֵ֥י · of the acts ofAs for the rest of the acts of Hezekiah and his deeds of loving devotion, they are indeed written in the vision of the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.
- 2 Chronicles 33:18דִּבְרֵ֣י · of the acts; וְדִבְרֵי֙ · and the words; דִּבְרֵ֖י · the ChroniclesAs 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.
- 2 Chronicles 33:19דִּבְרֵ֥י · the RecordsHis prayer and how God received his plea, as well as all his sin and unfaithfulness, and the sites where he built high places and set up Asherah poles and idols before he humbled himself, they are indeed written in the Records of the Seers.
- 2 Chronicles 34:16דָּבָ֖רThen Shaphan brought the book to the king and reported, “Your servants are doing all that has been placed in their hands.
- 2 Chronicles 34:19דִּבְרֵ֣י · the wordsWhen the king heard the words of the Law, he tore his clothes
- 2 Chronicles 34:21דִּבְרֵ֥י · the words; דְּבַ֣ר · the word“Go and inquire of the LORD for me and for those remaining in Israel and Judah concerning the words in the book that has been found. For great is the wrath of the LORD that has been poured out on us because our fathers have not kept the word of the LORD by doing all that is written in this book.”
- 2 Chronicles 34:26הַדְּבָרִ֖ים · As for the wordsBut as for the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the LORD, tell him that this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘As for the words that you heard,
- 2 Chronicles 34:27דְּבָרָיו֙ · His words…because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before God when you heard His words against this place and against its people, and because you have humbled yourself before Me and have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I have heard you,’ declares the LORD.
- 2 Chronicles 34:28דָּבָֽר׃פ · answer‘Now I will indeed gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace. Your eyes will not see all the calamity that I will bring on this place and on its people.’” So they brought her answer back to the king.
- 2 Chronicles 34:30דִּבְרֵי֙ · the wordsAnd he went up to the house of the LORD with all the people of Judah and Jerusalem, as well as the priests and the Levites—all the people great and small—and in their hearing he read all the words of the Book of the Covenant that had been found in the house of the LORD.
- 2 Chronicles 34:31דִּבְרֵ֣י · the wordsSo the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of the covenant that were written in this book.
- 2 Chronicles 35:6כִּדְבַר־ · the wordSlaughter the Passover lambs, consecrate yourselves, and make preparations for your fellow countrymen to carry out the word of the LORD given by Moses.”
- 2 Chronicles 35:22דִּבְרֵ֥י · wordsJosiah, however, did not turn away from him; instead, in order to engage him in battle, he disguised himself. He did not listen to Neco’s words from the mouth of God, but went to fight him on the Plain of Megiddo.
- 2 Chronicles 35:26דִּבְרֵ֥י · of the actsAs for the rest of the acts of Josiah and his deeds of loving devotion according to what is written in the Law of the LORD—
- 2 Chronicles 35:27וּדְבָרָ֕יו · his acts…his acts from beginning to end—they are indeed written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah.
- 2 Chronicles 36:8דִּבְרֵ֨י · of the actsAs for the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, the abominations he committed, and all that was found against him, they are indeed written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah. And his son Jehoiachin reigned in his place.