דְּבָ֣רְ/ךָ֔
𐤃𐤁𐤓/𐤊
Davar
your-word
A discrete unit of speech (word), message, or utterance; more broadly, an event, matter, issue, or thing under consideration. 'Davar' serves as a flexible term in Biblical Hebrew, used to denote both spoken and written words, as well as abstract or concrete matters or affairs. Its semantic range includes specific utterances, divine messages or commandments, matters of legal or administrative concern, and, in extended use, events, situations, or objects.
ndaba "message, affair" (Sukuma) · nyaya "matter, issue, story, news, case, conversation topic" (Shona) · indaba "matter, business, affair, word, news" (Ndebele) +3 more2 Chronicles 6:17 · Word #6
Lexicon H1697
| Lemma | דָּבָר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤃𐤁𐤓 |
| Transliteration | Davar |
| Strong's | H1697 |
| Definition | A discrete unit of speech (word), message, or utterance; more broadly, an event, matter, issue, or thing under consideration. 'Davar' serves as a flexible term in Biblical Hebrew, used to denote both spoken and written words, as well as abstract or concrete matters or affairs. Its semantic range includes specific utterances, divine messages or commandments, matters of legal or administrative concern, and, in extended use, events, situations, or objects. |
Morphology HNcmsc/Sp2ms
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 |
Common Translation
| Phrase | your-word |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1697-17
your spoken matter
| Morphological Notes | Masculine singular common noun in construct state with 2nd masculine singular pronominal suffix. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun derives from the root meaning 'to speak' and denotes something spoken or declared, extended to a matter or affair. The construct singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix is reflected by 'your.' |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
your word
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | 'Your word' is the standard contextually-specific translation for דְּבָרְךָ when referring to spoken promises or declarations; 'spoken matter' is clunky and unnecessary. Adjusted for contextual idiomatic use. |
Bantu Hebrew
דְּבָ֣רְ/ךָ֔ (Davar) — A discrete unit of speech (word), message, or utterance; more broadly, an event, matter, issue, or thing under consideration. 'Davar' serves as a flexible term in Biblical Hebrew, used to denote both spoken and written words, as well as abstract or concrete matters or affairs. Its semantic range includes specific utterances, divine messages or commandments, matters of legal or administrative concern, and, in extended use, events, situations, or objects.