וַ/יְדַבֵּ֨ר
𐤅/𐤉𐤃𐤁𐤓
vayedaber
And spoke
a primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue; answer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, [idiom] well, [idiom] work.
Exodus 33:1 · Word #1
Lexicon H1696
| Lemma | דָבַר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤃𐤁𐤓 |
| Transliteration | dâbar |
| Strong's | H1696 |
| In-context | And spoke |
Morphology HC/Vpw3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | p — Piel — Intensive active |
| Conjugation | w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H1696-67
And he spoke forth
| Root | דבר (d-b-r) |
| Core Meanings | to arrange, to order, to speak, to declare, to articulate words |
| Semantic Range | to speak, declare, command, pronounce, converse, promise, articulate, subdue (rarely in a destructive sense) |
| Conceptual Significance | דבר in the Piel is the primary verb for authoritative speech in the Hebrew Bible, frequently introducing divine revelation. It underscores the ordered, intentional nature of speech—especially when יהוה "speaks," conveying covenantal instruction and creative authority. |
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction ו (waw-consecutive) + Piel imperfect 3ms of דבר; narrative past tense form (wayyiqtol), masculine singular subject. |
| Rendering Rationale | The root דבר carries the idea of arranging or setting words in order, hence speaking or declaring. The form is Piel waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular, so the rendering includes "he" and reflects the intensive/declarative force of the Piel stem with "spoke forth." |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root דבר (to arrange, to order, to speak, to declare, to articulate words)
| 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 (1144 occurrences of H1696)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 8:15 | וַ/יְדַבֵּ֥ר | vayedaber | And God spoke |
| Genesis 12:4 | דִּבֶּ֤ר | diber | had spoken |
| Genesis 16:13 | הַ/דֹּבֵ֣ר | hadover | who spoke |