דְּבִרָ/ה֮

𐤃𐤁𐤓/𐤄

devirah

Debir

or (shortened) דְּבִר; (Joshua 13:26 (but see לֹא דְבַר)), the same as דְּבִיר; Debir, the name of an Amoritish king and of two places in Palestine; Debir.

H1688

Joshua 15:7 · Word #3

Lexicon H1688

Lemmaדְּבִיר
Lemma (Paleo)𐤃𐤁𐤉𐤓
TransliterationDᵉbîyr
Strong'sH1688
In-contextDebir

Morphology HNp/Sd All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype p — Proper Name — Proper name

SIBI-P1 H1688-02

Debir-ward

Morphological NotesProper noun, singular, with directional (locative) ה suffix indicating motion toward the place ("to/toward Debir").
Rendering RationaleThe name דְּבִיר (Debir) is likely derived from the root דבר (d-b-r), relating to speech or word, and elsewhere denotes an inner sanctuary or oracle-place. The morphology (HNp/Sd) indicates a singular proper noun with a directional (locative) ending, so "Debir-ward" preserves both the place-name and the directional force of the form.

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Words from Root דבר (word, speech, matter, thing, utterance)

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 (14 occurrences of H1688)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Joshua 10:3 דְּבִ֥יר devir Debir
Joshua 10:38 דְּבִ֑רָ/ה devirah Debir
Joshua 10:39 לִ/דְבִ֨רָ/ה֙ lidevirah to Debir