דִּבְּרָ֤ה
𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤄
diberah
she 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.
Genesis 39:19 · Word #8
Lexicon H1696
| Lemma | דָבַר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤃𐤁𐤓 |
| Transliteration | dâbar |
| Strong's | H1696 |
| In-context | she spoke |
Morphology HVpp3fs
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | p — Piel — Intensive active |
| Conjugation | p — Perfect — Completed action |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H1696-22
she has declared
| Root | דבר (d-b-r) |
| Core Meanings | arrange, order, speak, declare, communicate |
| Semantic Range | to speak, declare, proclaim, command, converse, promise, pronounce, or, in rare contexts, subdue or bring into order |
| Conceptual Significance | Speech in the Hebrew Bible is an act of ordering and bringing intention into expression. When used of human or divine subjects, דבר in the Piel underscores purposeful, authoritative communication that shapes covenant, command, and narrative reality. |
| Morphological Notes | Verb from דבר in the Piel stem; perfect (suffix conjugation), 3rd person feminine singular. The doubled middle consonant reflects the Piel intensive stem. |
| Rendering Rationale | The root דבר carries the idea of arranging or setting forth words, hence speaking or declaring. In the Piel stem it often conveys deliberate, emphatic speech. The form is perfect 3rd feminine singular, so "she has declared" preserves both the completed aspect and the feminine singular subject. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root דבר (arrange, order, speak, declare, communicate)
| 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 |