דִּבֶּ֣ר
𐤃𐤁𐤓
diber
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.
Isaiah 20:2 · Word #3
Lexicon H1696
| Lemma | דָבַר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤃𐤁𐤓 |
| Transliteration | dâbar |
| Strong's | H1696 |
| In-context | spoke |
Morphology HVpp3ms
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 | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H1696-21
he declared
| Root | דבר (d-b-r) |
| Core Meanings | to arrange, to order, to speak, to declare, to communicate |
| Semantic Range | to speak, declare, command, converse, pronounce, promise, teach, recount, negotiate; occasionally to subdue or deal with in a forceful sense |
| Conceptual Significance | דבר in the Piel is central to biblical theology of revelation, frequently describing YHWH’s authoritative speech. It conveys not mere utterance but ordered, purposeful communication that brings instruction, covenant, and creative or judicial action. |
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Piel stem (intensive/active), perfect aspect, 3rd person masculine singular. The Piel form of דבר commonly denotes deliberate, formal, or authoritative speech. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form דִּבֶּר is Piel perfect 3rd masculine singular, indicating an intensive or deliberate act of speaking by a male subject: "he declared." The rendering "declared" reflects the Piel stem’s force of purposeful, articulated speech, preserving both the root’s sense of ordered expression and the masculine singular morphology. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root דבר (to arrange, to order, to speak, to declare, to 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 |