דֹּבֵ֥ר

𐤃𐤁𐤓

dover

speak

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.

H1696

Exodus 6:29 · Word #17

Lexicon H1696

Lemmaדָבַר
Lemma (Paleo)𐤃𐤁𐤓
Transliterationdâbar
Strong'sH1696
In-contextspeak

Morphology HVqrmsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation r — Participle Active — The one doing the action
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H1696-25

one speaking

Morphological NotesQal active participle, masculine singular absolute, from דָבַר (dābar). Functions adjectivally or substantivally to describe or identify a male speaker.
Rendering RationaleThe form דֹּבֵר is a Qal active participle masculine singular, denoting a male individual characterized by the action of speaking. "One speaking" preserves the verbal force of the participle while reflecting the singular masculine form and maintaining connection to the root idea of articulated speech or declared words.

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

Words from Root דבר (speech, speaking, arranging words, declaring, commanding)

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