בִּ/דְבַ֣ר
𐤁/𐤃𐤁𐤓
Davar
through the word of
A discrete unit of speech (word), message, or utterance; more broadly, an event, matter, issue, or thing under consideration. 'Davar' serves as a flexible term in Biblical Hebrew, used to denote both spoken and written words, as well as abstract or concrete matters or affairs. Its semantic range includes specific utterances, divine messages or commandments, matters of legal or administrative concern, and, in extended use, events, situations, or objects.
Numbers 31:16 · Word #6
Lexicon H1697
| Lemma | דָּבָר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤃𐤁𐤓 |
| Transliteration | Davar |
| Strong's | H1697 |
| Definition | A discrete unit of speech (word), message, or utterance; more broadly, an event, matter, issue, or thing under consideration. 'Davar' serves as a flexible term in Biblical Hebrew, used to denote both spoken and written words, as well as abstract or concrete matters or affairs. Its semantic range includes specific utterances, divine messages or commandments, matters of legal or administrative concern, and, in extended use, events, situations, or objects. |
Morphology HR/Ncmsc
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 | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
Common Translation
| Phrase | through the word of |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1697-06
in a declared matter of
| Morphological Notes | Preposition בְּ + masculine singular common noun דָּבָר in construct state. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun דָּבָר in construct singular denotes a spoken or declared matter. The prefixed preposition בְּ adds the sense "in/by/with," and the construct state is reflected by the open-ended "of," anticipating a following genitive. |
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