דְּבָר֣/וֹ

𐤃𐤁𐤓/𐤅

devaro

his words/promise

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 8:56 · Word #16

Lexicon H1697

Lemmaדָּבָר
Lemma (Paleo)𐤃𐤁𐤓
Transliterationdâbâr
Strong'sH1697
In-contexthis words/promise

Morphology HNcmsc/Sp3ms 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 H1697-23

his spoken-word

Rootדבר (d-b-r)
Core Meaningsspeech, speaking, word, matter, event, account
Semantic Rangeword, speech, statement, matter, affair, event, decree, command, promise, report, thing
Conceptual Significanceדָּבָר reflects the Hebrew view that speech and reality are closely linked—what is spoken can constitute action, decree, or event. In biblical theology, a "word" from a king or from יהוה carries performative power, bringing about what it declares.
Morphological NotesCommon masculine singular noun in construct form (דְּבַר) with 3rd masculine singular pronominal suffix (־וֹ), yielding "his word/matter."
Rendering RationaleThe noun דָּבָר derives from the root דבר, "to speak," and denotes a spoken word or the matter expressed by it. Rendering it "his spoken-word" preserves both the speech-root connection and the singular masculine form with the 3ms pronominal suffix ("his").

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

Words from Root דבר (speech, speaking, word, matter, event, account)

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