כַּ/דָּבָ֥ר
𐤊/𐤃𐤁𐤓
Davar
such a thing
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 moreGenesis 44:7 · Word #11
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 HRd/Ncmsa
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 | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | such a thing |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1697-35
as a spoken matter
| Morphological Notes | Preposition כ־ (as/like) + masculine singular common noun absolute דָּבָר. |
| Rendering Rationale | The prefix כ־ means "as/like," attached to the masculine singular noun דָּבָר, "spoken matter" or "utterance," from the root "to speak." The rendering preserves both the comparative prefix and the core sense of something declared or spoken. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
such a thing
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | In context, 'davar' refers not just to a 'spoken matter' but to 'such a thing' or 'such a matter'; this is a common idiomatic usage in Hebrew, so this is more accurate. |
Bantu Hebrew
כַּ/דָּבָ֥ר (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.