וְ/דֹבֵ֖ר

𐤅/𐤃𐤁𐤓

vedover

and he who speaks

a primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue; answer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, [idiom] well, [idiom] work.

H1696

Proverbs 16:13 · Word #5

Lexicon H1696

Lemmaדָבַר
Lemma (Paleo)𐤃𐤁𐤓
Transliterationdâbar
Strong'sH1696
In-contextand he who speaks

Morphology HC/Vqrmsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation r — Participle Active — The one doing the action
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H1696-80

and he who speaks

Rootדבר (d-b-r)
Core Meaningsto arrange, order, speak, declare, communicate
Semantic Rangeto speak, declare, command, promise, converse, pronounce, arrange words, communicate a message, occasionally to subdue or bring into order
Conceptual Significanceדָבַר is central to biblical theology of revelation, as speech is the primary medium of divine self-disclosure. The participial form often characterizes a person by their ongoing speech, highlighting the enduring authority or responsibility of the speaker, whether human or divine.
Morphological NotesConjunction וְ + Qal active participle masculine singular absolute from דָבַר. The participle functions substantivally (“one who speaks”) or verbally (“speaking”).
Rendering RationaleThe form is a Qal masculine singular active participle with prefixed conjunction וְ (“and”), indicating an ongoing or characteristic action: “he who speaks.” The rendering preserves the simple active sense of the Qal stem and reflects the masculine singular participial form.

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

Words from Root דבר (to arrange, order, speak, declare, communicate)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H1696-01 adaber I will declare
H1696-02 adaberah Let me speak forth
H1697-01 badavar in the word
H1697-02 badevarim in the spoken-matters
H1698-01 badever by the destroying plague
H1687-01 badevir in the oracle-shrine
H4057-01 bamidebar in the driving-wilderness
H1696-03 bedaber in speaking forth
H1696-04 bedaberam in their declaring
H1696-05 bedaberekhem in your declaring
H1696-06 bedaberi in my declaring
H1696-07 bedabero in his speaking
H1697-03 bedavar in a spoken matter
H1696-08 bedaverekha in your speaking
H1698-02 bedever in pestilence
H1697-04 bediverey in the words of
H1697-05 bedivereykhem with your words
H4057-02 bemidebar in the driven pasture-land of
H1697-06 bidevar in the spoken-word-of
H1697-07 bidevarayv in his spoken-words
H1697-08 bidevarekha in your spoken word
H1697-09 bidevareykha in your words
H1697-10 bidevarim in spoken matters
H1697-11 bidevaro by his spoken-word
H1696-09 daber Speak forth!
H1696-10 daberekha you have declared
H1696-11 daberekhem he declared to you (masculine plural)
H1696-12 daberi Speak forth!
H1696-13 dabero declare to him
H1696-14 daberu Speak forth, you men!
H1697-12 davar a spoken-word
H1705-01 daverat Daberath (Word-Place)
H1696-15 davur uttered (masculine singular)
H1697-13 devar word-of
H1697-14 devaray my words
H1697-15 devarayikhe your spoken-words (feminine singular)
H1697-16 devarayv his spoken-words
H1697-17 devarekha your spoken word
H1697-18 devarenu our word
H1697-19 devareyha her spoken-matters
H1697-20 devareykha your spoken-words
H1697-21 devari my spoken-word
H1697-22 devarim spoken-words
H1697-23 devaro his spoken-word
H1698-03 dever destroying pestilence
H1688-01 devir Word-Place (Debir)
H1688-02 devirah Debir-ward
H1683-01 devorah Bee-woman
H1696-16 dibarenu we have declared
H1696-17 dibareta you (masculine singular) have declared
H1696-18 dibarete you (feminine) have declared
H1696-19 dibaretem you men have declared
H1696-20 dibareti I have declared
H1696-21 diber he declared
H1696-22 diberah she has declared
H1696-23 dibero he has declared it
H1696-24 diberu they have declared
H1700-01 diverat matter-of
H1700-02 diverati my word-matter
H1697-24 diverey words of
H1697-25 divereyhem their spoken-matters
H1697-26 divereykhem your spoken matters
H1696-25 dover one speaking
H1696-26 doverey speakers of
H1696-27 doverim those who are speaking
H1696-28 doverot women who are speaking
H1697-27 dvr a spoken word
H1696-29 dvrty I have declared
H1697-28 dvrv his spoken word
H1697-29 dvrvv his spoken matters
H1697-30 dvry my spoken-word
H1697-31 dvrykh your spoken-words
H1697-32 dvryv his spoken-words
H1697-33 hadavar the spoken-word
H1698-04 hadaver the destroying pestilence
H1697-34 hadevarim the spoken matters
H1698-05 hadever the destroying pestilence
H1687-02 hadevir the oracle-chamber
H1696-30 hadover the one speaking
H1696-31 hadoverot the speaking women
H1696-32 hamedaber the declaring one
H1696-33 hamedaberim the ones speaking
H4057-03 hamidebar the driven-open wilderness
H4057-04 hamidebarah toward the pasture-wilderness
H1696-34 hanidebarim the ones speaking-together
H1697-35 kadavar according to the spoken word
H1697-36 kadevarim according to the words
H4057-05 kamidebar like the wilderness-pasture
H1696-35 kedaber as one declaring
H1696-36 kedaberah as she declared it
H1696-37 kedaberekhem according to your speaking (you men)
H1697-37 kediverey like the words of
H1697-38 kedivereykhem according to your words
H4057-06 khamidebar like the driven-wilderness
H1697-39 khdvrykh according to your spoken-words
H1697-40 khedivereykhem according to your spoken words
H1697-41 khidevarekha according to your word
H1697-42 khidevarekhe according to your word
H1697-43 kidevar according to the spoken-word of
H1697-44 kidevarekha according to your word
H1697-45 kidevareykha according to your spoken-words
H1697-46 ladavar to the spoken-matter
H1697-47 ladevarim to the words
H4057-07 lamidebar to the driving-wilderness
H1697-48 ldvrykh to your words
H1696-38 ledaber to speak forth
H1697-49 ledavar to a spoken-matter
H1697-50 lediverey to the words of
H1697-51 ledivereyhem to their spoken matters
H1697-52 ledivereykhem to your spoken words
H4057-08 lemidebar to a driving-wilderness
H1697-53 lidevar to the spoken-word of
H1697-54 lidevaray to my spoken-matters
H1697-55 lidevarekha to your word
H1697-56 lidevaro to his word
H1687-03 lidevir to the oracle-shrine
H1696-39 medaber one who is speaking
H1696-40 medaberet she who is speaking forth
H1696-41 medaberim those declaring
H1696-42 medaberot women speaking forth
H1696-43 medubar the one being declared
H4057-09 mehamidebar from the driven-open wilderness
H1696-44 midaber one speaking forth
H1697-57 midavar from a word
H4057-10 midebar driving-wilderness of
H4057-11 midebarah her pasture-wilderness
H1697-58 midevar from a spoken-matter of
H1698-06 midever from the destroying pestilence
H1697-59 midiverey from the words of
H1697-60 midivereyhem from their words
H4057-12 mimidebar from the pasture-wilderness of
H1696-45 nedaber we will declare
H1696-46 nidebarenu we spoke together
H1696-47 nidebaru they spoke together
H1696-48 nideberu they spoke together
H1696-49 sheyedubar that he be spoken of
H1696-50 tedaber you (masculine singular) shall declare
H1696-51 tedaberenah they (feminine) will speak forth
H1696-52 tedaberi you (feminine singular) declare
H1696-53 tedaberu you men shall speak forth
H1696-54 tedaberun you (masculine plural) shall declare
H1697-61 udevar and the word-of
H1697-62 udevaray and my spoken-words
H1697-63 udevarayv and the words of him
H1697-64 udevareykha and your spoken-words
H1697-65 udevarim and spoken-matters
H1696-55 uledaber and to declare
H1696-56 umedaber and he who is arranging-words
H1696-57 umidaber and while declaring
H4057-13 umidebareykhe and your wilderness-tracts
H1697-66 umidevarekha and from your spoken word
H1697-67 umidivereyhem and from their words
H4057-14 umimidebar and from the pasture-wilderness
H1696-58 utedaber and she will arrange-words / and you (ms) will arrange-words
H1697-68 uvadavar and in the spoken-matter
H1698-07 uvadaver and by the destroying pestilence
H1698-08 uvadever and by the destroying pestilence
H4057-15 uvamidebar and in the driven-wilderness
H1696-59 uvedaber and in declaring
H1696-60 uvedaberi and in my speaking
H1696-61 uvedabero and in his speaking
H1697-69 uvidevar and in the word-of
H1697-70 uvidevarekha and by your spoken word
H1696-62 vaadaber and I declared
H1696-63 vaadaberah and I will declare
H1697-71 vadavar in the word-matter
H1698-09 vadever and a destroying-plague
H4057-16 vamidebar in the driving-wilderness
H1696-64 vatedaber and she declared
H1696-65 vatedaberenah and they (women) spoke forth
H1696-66 vayadeber and he declared
H1696-67 vayedaber And he spoke forth
H1696-68 vayedaberem and he declared them
H1696-69 vayedaberu and they spoke forth
H1696-70 vedaber and speak forth!
H1696-71 vedabero in his speaking-forth
H1696-72 vedaberu and you men declared
H1697-72 vedavar a spoken matter
H1698-10 vedever and a destroying-plague
H1696-73 vedibareta and you shall declare
H1696-74 vedibaretam and you (masculine singular) spoke them
H1696-75 vedibarete and you (feminine) declared
H1696-76 vedibaretem and you men shall declare
H1696-77 vedibareti and I spoke forth
H1696-78 vediber and he declared
H1696-79 vediberu and they declared
H1697-73 vediverey and words of
H1697-74 vehadavar and the spoken-matter
H1697-75 vehadevarim and the words
H1696-81 vehadoverim and the speaking men
H1697-76 velidevaro and for his word
H4057-17 vemidebar in the driving-wilderness of
H1696-82 vidaberu and they declared
H1697-77 videvar in the word of
H1697-78 videvaray with my words
H1697-79 videvarayv in his spoken-words
H1697-80 videvareyha in the words of her
H1697-81 vmdvrykh and from your spoken-words
H1697-82 vvdvrykh and in your words
H1696-83 vydvr and he declared
H1696-84 yadeber he will subdue
H1696-85 yedaber he will speak forth
H1696-86 yedaberu they will speak forth

Word Usage (1144 occurrences of H1696)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 8:15 וַ/יְדַבֵּ֥ר vayedaber And God spoke
Genesis 12:4 דִּבֶּ֤ר diber had spoken
Genesis 16:13 הַ/דֹּבֵ֣ר hadover who spoke
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