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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. Judges 11:37הַדָּבָ֣ר · one thing
    She also said to her father, “Let me do this one thing: Let me wander for two months through the mountains with my friends and mourn my virginity.”
  2. Judges 13:12דְבָרֶ֑יךָ · your words
    Then Manoah asked, “When your words come to pass, what will be the boy’s rule of life and mission?”
  3. Judges 13:17דִבְרֶיךָ · when your word
    Then Manoah said to the angel of the LORD, “What is your name, so that we may honor you when your word comes to pass?”
  4. Judges 16:16בִדְבָרֶ֛יהָ · with her words
    Finally, after she had pressed him daily with her words and pleaded until he was sick to death,
  5. Judges 18:7דָּבָ֤ר; וְדָבָ֥ר · alliance
    So the five men departed and came to Laish, where they saw that the people were living securely, like the Sidonians, quiet and unsuspecting. There was nothing lacking in the land and no oppressive ruler. And they were far away from the Sidonians and had no alliance with anyone.
  6. Judges 18:10דָּבָ֖ר
    When you enter, you will come to an unsuspecting people and a spacious land, for God has delivered it into your hand. It is a place where nothing on earth is lacking.”
  7. Judges 18:28וְדָבָ֤ר · alliance
    There was no one to deliver them, because the city was far from Sidon and had no alliance with anyone; it was in a valley near Beth-rehob. And the Danites rebuilt the city and lived there.
  8. Judges 19:19דָּבָֽר׃
    …even though there is both straw and feed for our donkeys, and bread and wine for me and the maidservant and young man with me. There is nothing that we, your servants, lack.”
  9. Judges 19:24דְּבַ֖ר · thing
    Look, let me bring out my virgin daughter and the man’s concubine, and you can use them and do with them as you wish. But do not do such a vile thing to this man.”
  10. Judges 20:7דָּבָ֥ר · advice
    Behold, all you Israelites, give your advice and verdict here and now.”
  11. Judges 20:9הַדָּבָ֔ר
    Now this is what we will do to Gibeah: We will go against it as the lot dictates.
  12. Judges 21:11הַדָּבָ֖ר
    This is what you are to do: Devote to destruction every male, as well as every female who has had relations with a man.”
  13. Ruth 3:18דָּבָ֑ר · things; הַדָּבָ֖ר · the matter
    “Wait, my daughter,” said Naomi, “until you find out how things go, for he will not rest unless he has resolved the matter today.”
  14. Ruth 4:7דָּבָ֔ר · matter
    Now in former times in Israel, concerning the redemption or exchange of property, to make any matter legally binding a man would remove his sandal and give it to the other party, and this was a confirmation in Israel.
  15. 1 Samuel 1:23דְּבָר֑וֹ · His word
    “Do what you think is best,” her husband Elkanah replied, “and stay here until you have weaned him. Only may the LORD confirm His word.” So Hannah stayed and nursed her son until she had weaned him.
  16. 1 Samuel 2:23כַּדְּבָרִ֣ים · things; דִּבְרֵיכֶ֣ם · deeds
    “Why are you doing these things?” Eli said to his sons. “I hear about your wicked deeds from all these people.
  17. 1 Samuel 3:1וּדְבַר־ · the word
    And the boy Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. Now in those days the word of the LORD was rare, and visions were scarce.
  18. 1 Samuel 3:7דְּבַר־ · because the word
    Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, because the word of the LORD had not yet been revealed to him.
  19. 1 Samuel 3:11דָבָ֖ר · something
    Then the LORD said to Samuel, “I am about to do something in Israel at which the ears of all who hear it will tingle.
  20. 1 Samuel 3:17הַדָּבָר֙ · was the message; דָּבָ֔ר · anything; הַדָּבָ֖ר
    “What was the message He gave you?” Eli asked. “Do not hide it from me. May God punish you, and ever so severely, if you hide from me anything He said to you.”
  21. 1 Samuel 3:18הַדְּבָרִ֔ים
    So Samuel told him everything and did not hide a thing from him. “He is the LORD,” replied Eli. “Let Him do what is good in His eyes.”
  22. 1 Samuel 3:19דְּבָרָ֖יו · [Samuel’s] words
    And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and He let none of Samuel’s words fall to the ground.
  23. 1 Samuel 3:21בִּדְבַ֥ר · word
    And the LORD continued to appear at Shiloh, because there He revealed Himself to Samuel by His word.
  24. 1 Samuel 4:1דְבַר־ · Thus the word
    Thus the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now the Israelites went out to meet the Philistines in battle and camped at Ebenezer, while the Philistines camped at Aphek.
  25. 1 Samuel 4:16הַדָּבָ֖ר
    “I have just come from the battle,” the man said to Eli. “I fled from there today.” “What happened, my son?” Eli asked.
  26. 1 Samuel 8:6הַדָּבָר֙ · their demand
    But when they said, “Give us a king to judge us,” their demand was displeasing in the sight of Samuel; so he prayed to the LORD.
  27. 1 Samuel 8:10דִּבְרֵ֣י · the words
    So Samuel spoke all the words of the LORD to the people who were asking him for a king.
  28. 1 Samuel 8:21דִּבְרֵ֣י · the words
    Samuel listened to all the words of the people and repeated them in the hearing of the LORD.
  29. 1 Samuel 9:10דְּבָרְךָ֖
    “Good,” said Saul to his servant. “Come, let us go.” So they set out for the city where the man of God was.
  30. 1 Samuel 9:21כַּדָּבָ֖ר · such a thing
    Saul replied, “Am I not a Benjamite from the smallest tribe of Israel, and is not my clan the least of all the clans of Benjamin? So why would you say such a thing to me?”
  31. 1 Samuel 9:27דְּבַ֥ר · the word
    As they were going down to the edge of the city, Samuel said to Saul, “Tell the servant to go on ahead of us, but you stay for a while, and I will reveal to you the word of God.” So the servant went on.
  32. 1 Samuel 10:2דִּבְרֵ֣י · worrying about
    When you leave me today, you will find two men at Rachel’s tomb in Zelzah on the border of Benjamin. They will say to you, ‘The donkeys you seek have been found, and now your father has stopped worrying about the donkeys and started worrying about you, asking, “What should I do about my son?”’
  33. 1 Samuel 10:16דְּבַ֤ר · about
    And Saul replied, “He assured us that the donkeys had been found.” But Saul did not tell his uncle what Samuel had said about the kingship.
  34. 1 Samuel 11:4הַדְּבָרִ֖ים · these words
    When the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul and relayed these words in the hearing of the people, they all wept aloud.
  35. 1 Samuel 11:5דִּבְרֵ֖י · the words of
    Just then Saul was returning from the field, behind his oxen. “What troubles the people?” asked Saul. “Why are they weeping?” And they relayed to him the words of the men from Jabesh.
  36. 1 Samuel 11:6הַדְּבָרִ֣ים · words
    When Saul heard their words, the Spirit of God rushed upon him, and he burned with great anger.
  37. 1 Samuel 12:16הַדָּבָ֥ר · thing
    Now, therefore, present yourselves and see this great thing that the LORD will do before your eyes.
  38. 1 Samuel 14:12דָּבָ֑ר פ · you a lesson
    So the men of the outpost called out to Jonathan and his armor-bearer, “Come on up, and we will teach you a lesson!” “Follow me,” Jonathan told his armor-bearer, “for the LORD has delivered them into the hand of Israel.”
  39. 1 Samuel 15:1דִּבְרֵ֥י · to the words
    Then Samuel said to Saul, “The LORD sent me to anoint you king over His people Israel. Now therefore, listen to the words of the LORD.
  40. 1 Samuel 15:10דְּבַר־ · Then the word
    Then the word of the LORD came to Samuel, saying,
  41. 1 Samuel 15:11דְּבָרַ֖י · My instructions
    “I regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned away from following Me and has not carried out My instructions.” And Samuel was distressed and cried out to the LORD all that night.
  42. 1 Samuel 15:13דְּבַ֥ר · instructions
    When Samuel reached him, Saul said to him, “May the LORD bless you. I have carried out the LORD’s instructions.”
  43. 1 Samuel 15:23דְּבַ֣ר · the word
    For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance is like the wickedness of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, He has rejected you as king.”
  44. 1 Samuel 15:24דְּבָרֶ֑יךָ · and your instructions
    Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned; I have transgressed the LORD’s commandment and your instructions, because I feared the people and obeyed their voice.
  45. 1 Samuel 15:26דְּבַ֣ר · the word
    “I will not return with you,” Samuel replied. “For you have rejected the word of the LORD, and He has rejected you as king over Israel.”