דְּבִ֖יר
𐤃𐤁𐤉𐤓
devir
Debir
or (shortened) דְּבִר; (Joshua 13:26 (but see לֹא דְבַר)), the same as דְּבִיר; Debir, the name of an Amoritish king and of two places in Palestine; Debir.
1 Chronicles 6:43 · Word #6
Lexicon H1688
| Lemma | דְּבִיר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤃𐤁𐤉𐤓 |
| Transliteration | Dᵉbîyr |
| Strong's | H1688 |
| In-context | Debir |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
SIBI-P1 H1688-01
Word-Place (Debir)
| Morphological Notes | Masculine singular proper noun (HNp). Occurs as the name of a Canaanite king and of two cities in the land of Canaan. The same form elsewhere can denote the inner sanctuary of the temple. |
| Rendering Rationale | The name דְּבִיר (masculine singular proper noun) is derived from the root דבר (d-b-r), "to speak" or "word." The form likely denotes a place associated with speaking or declaration, hence "Word-Place." Rendering it this way preserves the root connection while respecting its masculine singular proper-noun form. |
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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root דבר (speech, word, matter, declaration, ordering)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H1696-01 |
adaber | I will declare |
H1696-02 |
adaberah | Let me speak forth |
H1697-01 |
badavar | in the word |
Word Usage (14 occurrences of H1688)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua 10:3 | דְּבִ֥יר | devir | Debir |
| Joshua 10:38 | דְּבִ֑רָ/ה | devirah | Debir |
| Joshua 10:39 | לִ/דְבִ֨רָ/ה֙ | lidevirah | to Debir |