וּ/בַ/דָּ֑בֶר

𐤅/𐤁/𐤃𐤁𐤓

uvadaver

and by pestilence

from דָבַר (in the sense of destroying); a pestilence; murrain, pestilence, plague.

H1698

Jeremiah 21:9 · Word #7

Lexicon H1698

Lemmaדֶּבֶר
Lemma (Paleo)𐤃𐤁𐤓
Transliterationdeber
Strong'sH1698
In-contextand by pestilence

Morphology HC/Rd/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 H1698-13

and by the destroying pestilence

Rootדבר (d-b-r)
Core Meaningsdestruction, devastation, deadly blow, plague
Semantic Rangepestilence, plague, epidemic disease, murrain among livestock, deadly outbreak viewed as a destructive force
Conceptual SignificanceOften listed among covenant curses and divine judgments, דֶּבֶר represents Yahweh’s sovereign use of epidemic devastation as an instrument of discipline, judgment, or warfare, underscoring the lethal consequences of covenant unfaithfulness.
Morphological NotesConjunction וּ ("and") + preposition בַ ("by/in") with definite article + noun masculine singular absolute דֶּבֶר ("pestilence").
Rendering RationaleThe noun דֶּבֶר derives from the root דבר in its sense of destruction, referring to a deadly, devastating outbreak. Rendering it "destroying pestilence" preserves the root idea of destructive force, while the prefixed conjunction וּ and preposition בַ with the definite article are reflected in "and by the," and the masculine singular form is maintained with the singular noun "pestilence."

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

Words from Root דבר (destruction, devastation, deadly blow, plague)

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 (49 occurrences of H1698)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Exodus 5:3 בַּ/דֶּ֖בֶר badever with pestilence
Exodus 9:3 דֶּ֖בֶר dever a pestilence
Exodus 9:15 בַּ/דָּ֑בֶר badaver with pestilence