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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. Esther 1:19דְבַר־ · decree
    So if it pleases the king, let him issue a royal decree, and let it be recorded in the laws of Persia and Media so that it cannot be repealed, that Vashti shall never again enter the presence of King Xerxes, and that her royal position shall be given to a woman better than she.
  2. Esther 1:21הַדָּבָ֔ר · with this counsel; כִּדְבַ֥ר · advised
    The king and his princes were pleased with this counsel; so the king did as Memucan advised.
  3. Esther 2:1הַדְּבָרִ֣ים
    Some time later, when the anger of King Xerxes had subsided, he remembered Vashti and what she had done, and what had been decreed against her.
  4. Esther 2:4הַדָּבָ֛ר · This suggestion
    Then let the young woman who pleases the king become queen in place of Vashti.” This suggestion pleased the king, and he acted accordingly.
  5. Esther 2:8דְּבַר־ · command
    When the king’s command and edict had been proclaimed, many young women gathered at the citadel of Susa under the care of Hegai. Esther was also taken to the palace and placed under the care of Hegai, the custodian of the women.
  6. Esther 2:15דָּבָ֔ר · anything
    Now Esther was the daughter of Abihail, the uncle from whom Mordecai had adopted her as his own daughter. And when it was her turn to go to the king, she did not ask for anything except what Hegai, the king’s trusted official in charge of the harem, had advised. And Esther found favor in the eyes of everyone who saw her.
  7. Esther 2:22הַדָּבָר֙ · of the plot
    When Mordecai learned of the plot, he reported it to Queen Esther, and she informed the king on Mordecai’s behalf.
  8. Esther 2:23הַדָּבָר֙ · After the report; דִּבְרֵ֥י · of the Chronicles
    After the report had been investigated and verified, both officials were hanged on the gallows. And all this was recorded in the Book of the Chronicles in the presence of the king.
  9. Esther 3:1הַדְּבָרִ֣ים · events
    After these events, King Xerxes honored Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, elevating him to a position above all the princes who were with him.
  10. Esther 3:4דִּבְרֵ֣י · behavior
    Day after day they warned him, but he would not comply. So they reported it to Haman to see whether Mordecai’s behavior would be tolerated, since he had told them he was a Jew.
  11. Esther 3:15בִּדְבַ֣ר · command
    The couriers left, spurred on by the king’s command, and the edict was issued in the citadel of Susa. Then the king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Susa was in confusion.
  12. Esther 4:3דְּבַר־ · command
    In every province to which the king’s command and edict came, there was great mourning among the Jews. They fasted, wept, and lamented, and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.
  13. Esther 4:9דִּבְרֵ֥י · response
    So Hathach went back and relayed Mordecai’s response to Esther.
  14. Esther 4:12דִּבְרֵ֥י · words
    When Esther’s words were relayed to Mordecai,
  15. Esther 5:5דְּבַ֣ר · has requested
    “Hurry,” commanded the king, “and bring Haman, so we can do as Esther has requested.” So the king and Haman went to the banquet that Esther had prepared.
  16. Esther 5:8כִּדְבַ֥ר · question
    If I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it pleases the king to grant my petition and fulfill my request, may the king and Haman come tomorrow to the banquet I will prepare for them. Then I will answer the king’s question.”
  17. Esther 5:14הַדָּבָ֛ר · The advice
    His wife Zeresh and all his friends told him, “Have them build a gallows fifty cubits high, and ask the king in the morning to have Mordecai hanged on it. Then go to the banquet with the king and enjoy yourself.” The advice pleased Haman, and he had the gallows constructed.
  18. Esther 6:1דִּבְרֵ֣י · the Chronicles
    That night sleep escaped the king; so he ordered the Book of Records, the Chronicles, to be brought in and read to him.
  19. Esther 6:3דָּבָֽר׃
    The king inquired, “What honor or dignity has been bestowed on Mordecai for this act?” “Nothing has been done for him,” replied the king’s attendants.
  20. Esther 6:10דָּבָ֔ר · anything
    “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.”
  21. Esther 7:8הַדָּבָ֗ר · As soon as the words
    Just as the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall, Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was reclining. The king exclaimed, “Would he actually assault the queen while I am in the palace?” As soon as the words had left the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.
  22. Esther 8:5הַדָּבָר֙ · and the matter
    “If it pleases the king,” she said, “and if I have found favor in his sight, and the matter seems proper to the king, and I am pleasing in his sight, may an order be written to revoke the letters that the scheming Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, wrote to destroy the Jews in all the king’s provinces.
  23. Esther 8:14בִּדְבַ֣ר · by the command
    The couriers rode out in haste on their royal horses, pressed on by the command of the king. And the edict was also issued in the citadel of Susa.
  24. Esther 8:17דְּבַר־ · edict
    In every province and every city, wherever the king’s edict and decree reached, there was joy and gladness among the Jews, with feasting and celebrating. And many of the people of the land themselves became Jews, because the fear of the Jews had fallen upon them.
  25. Esther 9:1דְּבַר־ · command
    On the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar, the king’s command and edict were to be executed. On this day the enemies of the Jews had hoped to overpower them, but their plan was overturned and the Jews overpowered those who hated them.
  26. Esther 9:20הַדְּבָרִ֖ים · events
    Mordecai recorded these events and sent letters to all the Jews in all the provinces of King Xerxes, both near and far,
  27. Esther 9:26דִּבְרֵ֖י · the instructions
    Therefore these days are called Purim, from the word Pur. Because of all the instructions in this letter, and because of all they had seen and experienced,
  28. Esther 9:30דִּבְרֵ֥י · [with] words
    And Mordecai sent letters with words of peace and truth to all the Jews in the 127 provinces of the kingdom of Xerxes,
  29. Esther 9:31דִּבְרֵ֥י · to the times
    …in order to confirm these days of Purim at their appointed time, just as Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther had established them and had committed themselves and their descendants to the times of fasting and lamentation.
  30. Esther 9:32דִּבְרֵ֥י · regulations
    So Esther’s decree confirmed these regulations about Purim, which were written into the record.
  31. Esther 10:2דִּבְרֵ֣י · of the Chronicles
    And all of Mordecai’s powerful and magnificent accomplishments, together with the full account of the greatness to which the king had raised him, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Media and Persia?
  32. Job 2:13דָּבָ֔ר · a word
    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.
  33. Job 4:2דָבָ֣ר · a word
    “If one ventures a word with you, will you be wearied? Yet who can keep from speaking?
  34. Job 4:12דָּבָ֣ר · Now a word
    Now a word came to me secretly; my ears caught a whisper of it.
  35. Job 6:3דְּבָרַ֥י · my words
    For then it would outweigh the sand of the seas—no wonder my words have been rash.
  36. Job 9:14דְבָרַ֣י · my arguments
    How then can I answer Him or choose my arguments against Him?
  37. Job 11:2דְּ֭בָרִים · of words
    “Should this stream of words go unanswered and such a speaker be vindicated?
  38. Job 15:3בְּ֭דָבָר · words
    Should he argue with useless words or speeches that serve no purpose?
  39. Job 15:11וְ֝דָבָ֗ר · even words
    Are the consolations of God not enough for you, even words spoken gently to you?
  40. Job 16:3לְדִבְרֵי־ · speeches
    Is there no end to your long-winded speeches? What provokes you to continue testifying?
  41. Job 19:28דָּ֝בָ֗ר · of the matter
    If you say, ‘Let us persecute him, since the root of the matter lies with him,’
  42. Job 26:14דָּ֭בָר · is the whisper
    Indeed, these are but the fringes of His ways; how faint is the whisper we hear of Him! Who then can understand the thunder of His power?”
  43. Job 29:22דְ֭בָרִי · my words
    After my words, they spoke no more; my speech settled on them like dew.
  44. Job 31:40דִּבְרֵ֥י · the words
    …then let briers grow instead of wheat and stinkweed instead of barley.” Thus conclude the words of Job.
  45. Job 32:4בִּדְבָרִ֑ים · to speak
    Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because the others were older than he.
  46. Job 32:11לְֽדִבְרֵיכֶ֗ם · while you spoke
    Indeed, I waited while you spoke; I listened to your reasoning; as you searched for words,
  47. Job 33:1דְּבָרַ֥י · my words
    “But now, O Job, hear my speech, and listen to all my words.
  48. Job 33:13דְּ֝בָרָ֗יו · a man asks
    Why do you complain to Him that He answers nothing a man asks?