דְּבַ֣ר

𐤃𐤁𐤓

devar

word of

from דָבַר; a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause; act, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dearth, decree, deed, [idiom] disease, due, duty, effect, [phrase] eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-) ness, [phrase] glory, [phrase] harm, hurt, [phrase] iniquity, [phrase] judgment, language, [phrase] lying, manner, matter, message, (no) thing, oracle, [idiom] ought, [idiom] parts, [phrase] pertaining, [phrase] please, portion, [phrase] power, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, [idiom] (as hast) said, sake, saying, sentence, [phrase] sign, [phrase] so, some (uncleanness), somewhat to say, [phrase] song, speech, [idiom] spoken, talk, task, [phrase] that, [idiom] there done, thing (concerning), thought, [phrase] thus, tidings, what(-soever), [phrase] wherewith, which, word, work.

H1697

1 Kings 12:24 · Word #22

Lexicon H1697

Lemmaדָּבָר
Lemma (Paleo)𐤃𐤁𐤓
Transliterationdâbâr
Strong'sH1697
In-contextword of

Morphology HNcmsc All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

SIBI-P1 H1697-13

word-of

Rootדבר (d-b-r)
Core Meaningsto speak, declare, communicate, order
Semantic Rangeword, speech, matter, thing, event, affair, decree, command, message, report, reason, cause
Conceptual SignificanceIn the Hebrew Scriptures, דָּבָר signifies not only speech but an active, effectual utterance—especially the word of YHWH, which accomplishes what it declares. It unites speech and event, emphasizing that spoken word and enacted reality are deeply interconnected.
Morphological NotesHebrew noun, common masculine singular construct (HNcmsc) from דָּבָר. The construct form requires a following genitive noun to complete the sense.
Rendering RationaleThe noun דְּבַר is the masculine singular construct form of דָּבָר, meaning "word" or "matter," derived from the root דבר (to speak). Rendering it as "word-of" preserves both its core sense of spoken expression and its construct state, which grammatically links it to a following noun ("word of …").

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root דבר (to speak, declare, communicate, order)

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 (1455 occurrences of H1697)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 11:1 וּ/דְבָרִ֖ים udevarim and of words
Genesis 12:17 דְּבַ֥ר devar the matter of
Genesis 15:1 הַ/דְּבָרִ֣ים hadevarim these things
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