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דָּבָר

da.varwordHow to read Hebrew
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. 2 Chronicles 36:16דְּבָרָ֔יו · His words
    But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy.
  2. 2 Chronicles 36:21דְּבַר־ · of the word
    So the land enjoyed its Sabbath rest all the days of the desolation, until seventy years were completed, in fulfillment of the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah.
  3. 2 Chronicles 36:22דְּבַר־ · the word
    In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to send a proclamation throughout his kingdom and to put it in writing as follows:
  4. Ezra 1:1דְּבַר־ · the word
    In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to send a proclamation throughout his kingdom and to put it in writing as follows:
  5. Ezra 3:4דְּבַר־
    They also celebrated the Feast of Tabernacles in accordance with what is written, and they offered burnt offerings daily based on the number prescribed for each day.
  6. Ezra 7:1הַדְּבָרִ֣ים
    Many years later, during the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,
  7. Ezra 7:11דִּבְרֵ֧י
    This is the text of the letter King Artaxerxes had given to Ezra the priest and scribe, an expert in the commandments and statutes of the LORD to Israel:
  8. Ezra 8:17דְּבָרִ֜ים · with a message
    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.
  9. Ezra 9:3הַדָּבָ֣ר · report
    When I heard this report, I tore my tunic and cloak, pulled out some hair from my head and beard, and sat down in horror.
  10. Ezra 9:4בְּדִבְרֵ֣י · at the words
    Then everyone who trembled at the words of the God of Israel gathered around me because of the unfaithfulness of the exiles, while I sat there in horror until the evening offering.
  11. Ezra 10:4הַדָּבָ֖ר · [this] matter [is]
    Get up, for this matter is your responsibility, and we will support you. Be strong and take action!”
  12. Ezra 10:5כַּדָּבָ֥ר
    So Ezra got up and made the leading priests, Levites, and all Israel take an oath to do what had been said. And they took the oath.
  13. Ezra 10:9הַדָּבָ֖ר · this matter
    So within the three days, all the men of Judah and Benjamin assembled in Jerusalem, and on the twentieth day of the ninth month, all the people sat in the square at the house of God, trembling regarding this matter and because of the heavy rain.
  14. Ezra 10:12כְּדִבְרֶיךָ · as you say
    And the whole assembly responded in a loud voice: “Truly we must do as you say!
  15. Ezra 10:13בַּדָּבָ֥ר · matter
    But there are many people here, and it is the rainy season. We are not able to stay out in the open. Nor is this the work of one or two days, for we have transgressed greatly in this matter.
  16. Ezra 10:14לַדָּבָ֥ר · matter
    Let our leaders represent the whole assembly. Then let everyone in our towns who has married a foreign woman come at an appointed time, together with the elders and judges of each town, until the fierce anger of our God in this matter is turned away from us.”
  17. Ezra 10:16הַדָּבָֽר׃ · the investigation
    So the exiles did as proposed. Ezra the priest selected men who were family heads, each of them identified by name, to represent their families. On the first day of the tenth month they launched the investigation,
  18. Nehemiah 1:1דִּבְרֵ֥י · [These are] the words
    These are the words of Nehemiah son of Hacaliah: In the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, while I was in the citadel of Susa,
  19. Nehemiah 1:4הַדְּבָרִ֣ים · words
    When I heard these words, I sat down and wept. I mourned for days, fasting and praying before the God of heaven.
  20. Nehemiah 1:8הַדָּבָ֔ר · the word
    Remember, I pray, the word that You commanded Your servant Moses when You said, ‘If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the nations,
  21. Nehemiah 2:18דִּבְרֵ֥י
    I also told them about the gracious hand of my God upon me, and what the king had said to me. “Let us start rebuilding,” they replied, and they set their hands to this good work.
  22. Nehemiah 2:19הַדָּבָ֤ר
    But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard about this, they mocked us and ridiculed us, saying, “What is this you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?”
  23. Nehemiah 2:20דָּבָ֗ר
    So I answered them and said, “The God of heaven is the One who will grant us success. We, His servants, will start rebuilding, but you have no portion, right, or claim in Jerusalem.”
  24. Nehemiah 5:6הַדְּבָרִ֥ים · complaints
    When I heard their outcry and these complaints, I became extremely angry,
  25. Nehemiah 5:8דָּבָֽר׃ס · to say
    …and said, “We have done our best to buy back our Jewish brothers who were sold to foreigners, but now you are selling your own brothers, that they may be sold back to us!” But they remained silent, for they could find nothing to say.
  26. Nehemiah 5:9הַדָּבָ֖ר
    So I continued, “What you are doing is not right. Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God to avoid the reproach of our foreign enemies?
  27. Nehemiah 5:12כַּדָּבָ֥ר · what they had promised
    “We will restore it,” they replied, “and will require nothing more from them. We will do as you say.” So I summoned the priests and required of the nobles and officials an oath that they would do what they had promised.
  28. Nehemiah 5:13הַדָּבָ֣ר · promise; כַּדָּבָ֥ר · as they had promised
    I also shook out the folds of my robe and said, “May God likewise shake out of his house and possessions every man who does not keep this promise. May such a man be shaken out and have nothing!” The whole assembly said, “Amen,” and they praised the LORD. And the people did as they had promised.
  29. Nehemiah 6:4כַּדָּבָ֥ר · message; כַּדָּבָ֥ר · reply
    Four times they sent me the same message, and each time I gave the same reply.
  30. Nehemiah 6:5כַּדָּבָ֥ר · same message
    The fifth time, Sanballat sent me this same message by his young servant, who had in his hand an unsealed letter
  31. Nehemiah 6:6כַּדְּבָרִ֖ים · reports
    …that read: “It is reported among the nations—and Geshem agrees—that you and the Jews are plotting to revolt, and this is why you are building the wall. According to these reports, you are to become their king,
  32. Nehemiah 6:7כַּדְּבָרִ֣ים · rumors
    …and you have even appointed prophets in Jerusalem to proclaim on your behalf: ‘There is a king in Judah.’ Soon these rumors will reach the ears of the king. So come, let us confer together.”
  33. Nehemiah 6:8כַּדְּבָרִ֣ים · rumors
    Then I sent him this reply: “There is nothing to these rumors you are spreading; you are inventing them in your own mind.”
  34. Nehemiah 6:19וּדְבָרַ֕י · my words
    Moreover, these nobles kept reporting to me Tobiah’s good deeds, and they relayed my words to him. And Tobiah sent letters to intimidate me.
  35. Nehemiah 8:4לַדָּבָר֒ · for this occasion
    Ezra the scribe stood on a high wooden platform built for this occasion. At his right side stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, and at his left were Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hash-baddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam.
  36. Nehemiah 8:9דִּבְרֵ֥י · the words
    Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who were instructing the people said to all of them, “This day is holy to the LORD your God. Do not mourn or weep.” For all the people were weeping as they heard the words of the Law.
  37. Nehemiah 8:12בַּדְּבָרִ֔ים · the words
    Then all the people began to eat and drink, to send out portions, and to rejoice greatly, because they understood the words that had been made known to them.
  38. Nehemiah 8:13דִּבְרֵ֥י · the words
    On the second day of the month, the heads of all the families, along with the priests and Levites, gathered around Ezra the scribe to study the words of the Law.
  39. Nehemiah 9:8דְּבָרֶ֔יךָ · Your promise
    You found his heart faithful before You, and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites and Hittites, of the Amorites and Perizzites, of the Jebusites and Girgashites—to give it to his descendants. You have kept Your promise, because You are righteous.
  40. Nehemiah 11:23דְּבַר־ · activities
    For there was a command from the king concerning the singers, an ordinance regulating their daily activities.
  41. Nehemiah 11:24דָּבָ֖ר · matter
    Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, a descendant of Zerah son of Judah, was the king’s agent in every matter concerning the people.
  42. Nehemiah 12:23דִּבְרֵ֣י · of the Chronicles
    As for the descendants of Levi, the family heads up to the days of Johanan son of Eliashib were recorded in the Book of the Chronicles.
  43. Nehemiah 12:47דְּבַר־ · portions
    So in the days of Zerubbabel and Nehemiah, all Israel contributed the daily portions for the singers and gatekeepers. They also set aside daily portions for the Levites, and the Levites set aside daily portions for the descendants of Aaron.
  44. Nehemiah 13:17הַדָּבָ֨ר
    Then I rebuked the nobles of Judah and asked, “What is this evil you are doing—profaning the Sabbath day?
  45. Esther 1:12בִּדְבַ֣ר · command
    Queen Vashti, however, refused to come at the king’s command brought by his eunuchs. And the king became furious, and his anger burned within him.
  46. Esther 1:13דְּבַ֣ר · to confer
    Then the king consulted the wise men who knew the times, for it was customary for him to confer with the experts in law and justice.
  47. Esther 1:17דְבַר־ · the conduct
    For the conduct of the queen will become known to all women, causing them to despise their husbands and say, ‘King Xerxes ordered Queen Vashti to be brought before him, but she did not come.’
  48. Esther 1:18דְּבַ֣ר · conduct
    This very day the noble women of Persia and Media who have heard about the queen’s conduct will say the same thing to all the king’s officials, resulting in much contempt and wrath.