דברי/ו
𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉/𐤅
Davar
words-his
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 moreDaniel 9:12 · Word #3
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 HNcmpc/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 | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
Common Translation
| Phrase | words-his |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1697-32
his spoken matters
| Morphological Notes | Masculine plural noun in construct state (דברי) with 3rd person masculine singular pronominal suffix (־ו): "his …". |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun derives from the root meaning "to speak, declare," and in plural construct with a 3ms suffix denotes the spoken units or matters belonging to him. "Spoken matters" preserves the root connection to speech while allowing the broader semantic range of davar. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
his spoken matters
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 corresponds to the construct form and the pronoun. Retained for context-faithful mapping as no alternative is required. |
Bantu Hebrew
דברי/ו (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.