דָּבָ֑ר
𐤃𐤁𐤓
Davar
a matter
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.
ndaba "message, affair" (Sukuma) · nyaya "matter, issue, story, news, case, conversation topic" (Shona) · indaba "matter, business, affair, word, news" (Ndebele) +3 moreProverbs 25:2 · Word #4
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 HNcmsa
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 |
Common Translation
| Phrase | a matter |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1697-12
spoken matter
| Morphological Notes | Noun, masculine singular, absolute state. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun derives from the root דבר (“to speak, declare”) and originally denotes something spoken. “Spoken matter” preserves the link to speech while allowing the broader extension to any issue or affair, and reflects the masculine singular absolute form. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
matter
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | P1's 'spoken matter' is too narrow; the context is general and the Hebrew דָּבָר here is abstract—'matter' or 'thing'. 'Matter' matches the common and is fully justified by the silex_definition. No root error. |
Bantu Hebrew
דָּבָ֑ר (Davar) — 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.