בְּ/דָבָ֔ר

𐤁/𐤃𐤁𐤓

bedavar

for a 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

Isaiah 29:21 · Word #3

Lexicon H1697

Lemmaדָּבָר
Lemma (Paleo)𐤃𐤁𐤓
Transliterationdâbâr
Strong'sH1697
In-contextfor a word

Morphology HR/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

SIBI-P1 H1697-03

in a spoken matter

Rootדבר (d-b-r)
Core Meaningsspeech, speaking, word, communication, enacted matter
Semantic Rangeword, speech, statement, matter, affair, event, thing, cause, reason, decree, promise, message
Conceptual Significanceדָּבָר embodies the Hebrew concept that speech and reality are intertwined—what is spoken becomes an enacted matter. In biblical theology, the "word" of YHWH is not mere information but effective, reality-shaping communication.
Morphological NotesPreposition בְּ ("in/with/by") prefixed to a masculine singular absolute noun דָּבָר (Ncmsa). No article; indefinite singular.
Rendering RationaleThe noun דָּבָר (masculine singular absolute) derives from the root דבר "to speak" and denotes a word that has become a matter or affair. The prefixed preposition בְּ is rendered "in," and the singular form is preserved with the indefinite "a," yielding "in a spoken matter" to reflect both the speech-root and its concrete extension to an event or issue.

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

Words from Root דבר (speech, speaking, word, communication, enacted matter)

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