לִ/דְבִ֨רָ/ה֙
𐤋/𐤃𐤁𐤓/𐤄
Devir
to Debir
Proper noun designating multiple entities: (1) a Canaanite (Amorite) city in the southern hill country conquered by the Israelites during the settlement period; (2) a location in the territory of Gad; (3) an Amorite king of the former city. Most frequently used for the city southwest of Hebron, also known as Kiriath-sepher. The term is not used as a common noun, but consistently as a place name or as a personal name, always in historical or narrative contexts.
Joshua 10:39 · Word #24
Lexicon H1688
| Lemma | דְּבִיר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤃𐤁𐤉𐤓 |
| Transliteration | Devir |
| Strong's | H1688 |
| Definition | Proper noun designating multiple entities: (1) a Canaanite (Amorite) city in the southern hill country conquered by the Israelites during the settlement period; (2) a location in the territory of Gad; (3) an Amorite king of the former city. Most frequently used for the city southwest of Hebron, also known as Kiriath-sepher. The term is not used as a common noun, but consistently as a place name or as a personal name, always in historical or narrative contexts. |
Morphology HR/Np/Sd
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | to Debir |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1688-04
toward Debir
| Morphological Notes | Preposition לְ + proper noun דְּבִיר (masculine singular) + directional ה (locative ending indicating movement toward). |
| Rendering Rationale | The form consists of the preposition לְ (“to/toward”) prefixed to the proper name דְּבִיר, with a directional ה suffix indicating motion toward a place. As a proper name consistently used for a city or king, it is rendered as “Debir,” preserving the directional morphology with “toward.” |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
to Devir
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: Devir |
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