בַּ/דְּבִ֔יר

𐤁/𐤃𐤁𐤉𐤓

badevir

in the inner sanctuary

or (shortened) דְּבִר; from דָבַר (apparently in the sense of oracle); the shrine or innermost part of the sanctuary; oracle.

H1687

2 Chronicles 3:16 · Word #3

Lexicon H1687

Lemmaדְּבִיר
Lemma (Paleo)𐤃𐤁𐤉𐤓
Transliterationdᵉbîyr
Strong'sH1687
In-contextin the inner sanctuary

Morphology HRd/Ncmsa 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 a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H1687-01

in the oracle-shrine

Rootדבר (d-b-r)
Core Meaningsto speak, declare, utter, word, matter, proclamation
Semantic Rangeinner sanctuary, innermost chamber of the temple, oracle chamber, shrine, sacred inner room
Conceptual SignificanceThe דְּבִיר is the most sacred inner chamber of the temple, understood as the place of divine self-revelation and communication. Its name connects the physical space with the concept of divine speech, underscoring that Israel’s worship centers on YHWH’s revealed word.
Morphological NotesPreposition ב ("in") + definite article (assimilated) + noun דְּבִיר, masculine singular absolute. Strong’s H1687. Occurs as a definite, locative expression.
Rendering RationaleThe noun דְּבִיר derives from דבר ("to speak") and refers to the inner sanctuary as the place of divine speaking or oracle. The form בַּדְּבִיר is a masculine singular absolute noun with prefixed ב ("in") and the definite article (assimilated), hence "in the oracle-shrine," preserving both the root sense of speech and the grammatical definiteness and singularity.

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

Words from Root דבר (to speak, declare, utter, word, matter, proclamation)

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 (16 occurrences of H1687)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
1 Kings 6:5 וְ/לַ/דְּבִ֑יר veladevir and the inner sanctuary
1 Kings 6:16 לִ/דְבִ֔יר lidevir an inner sanctuary
1 Kings 6:19 וּ/דְבִ֧יר udevir the inner sanctuary