כִּ/דְבַ֥ר

𐤊/𐤃𐤁𐤓

kidevar

according to the word

from דָבַר; a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause; act, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dearth, decree, deed, [idiom] disease, due, duty, effect, [phrase] eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-) ness, [phrase] glory, [phrase] harm, hurt, [phrase] iniquity, [phrase] judgment, language, [phrase] lying, manner, matter, message, (no) thing, oracle, [idiom] ought, [idiom] parts, [phrase] pertaining, [phrase] please, portion, [phrase] power, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, [idiom] (as hast) said, sake, saying, sentence, [phrase] sign, [phrase] so, some (uncleanness), somewhat to say, [phrase] song, speech, [idiom] spoken, talk, task, [phrase] that, [idiom] there done, thing (concerning), thought, [phrase] thus, tidings, what(-soever), [phrase] wherewith, which, word, work.

H1697

Genesis 44:2 · Word #13

Lexicon H1697

Lemmaדָּבָר
Lemma (Paleo)𐤃𐤁𐤓
Transliterationdâbâr
Strong'sH1697
In-contextaccording to the word

Morphology HR/Ncmsc 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

SIBI-P1 H1697-46

according to the spoken-word of

Rootדבר (d-b-r)
Core Meaningsspeech, speaking, word, matter, affair
Semantic Rangeword, statement, command, promise, matter, affair, event, decree, report, reason
Conceptual Significanceדָּבָר underscores the power and authority of spoken utterance in the Hebrew Bible, where a "word" is not merely speech but an effective matter or reality. Acting "according to the spoken-word" often signifies obedience to divine command or alignment with an authoritative declaration.
Morphological NotesPrefixed preposition כְּ ("according to/as") + noun דְּבַר, masculine singular construct (Ncmsc) from דָּבָר. The construct form requires a following genitive ("of …").
Rendering RationaleThe noun דְּבַר is the masculine singular construct form of דָּבָר ("word, matter") from the root דבר ("to speak"). The prefixed preposition כִּי/כִּי־ (כְּ, "according to/as") governs the construct, yielding "according to the spoken-word of," preserving both the speech-based root sense and the masculine singular construct relationship ("word of").

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

Words from Root דבר (speech, speaking, word, matter, affair)

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 (1455 occurrences of H1697)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 11:1 וּ/דְבָרִ֖ים udevarim and of words
Genesis 12:17 דְּבַ֥ר devar the matter of
Genesis 15:1 הַ/דְּבָרִ֣ים hadevarim these things