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דַּבָּרָה

𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤄

dabbârâh

H1703 noun

SILEX Entry

Root דבר to speak, declare, say

Definition

Noun formed from the root דָּבַר (d-b-r), generally denoting an utterance or spoken word, often with an emphatic or intensifying nuance. In most attestations, דַּבָּרָה refers to a specific declaration, proposal, or speech act, frequently conveying formality or importance. The term can imply: a pointed or significant statement, a formal request or proposal (such as entreaty or petition), or a particular matter under discussion. Its usage is more restricted and intensive than the broader term דָּבָר (dāvār), often signaling a heightened sense of focus on the uttered matter.

Semantic Range

emphatic word, formal utterance, declaration, proposal, entreaty, petition, speech act, specific statement

Root / Etymology

From the root דָּבַר (d-b-r), meaning 'to speak', with the suffix -ָה (-āh), forming a feminine noun with intensive force. Thus, דַּבָּרָה carries an emphatic nuance of 'utterance' or 'declaration', more forceful and specific than the standard דָּבָר. Root: ד-ב-ר.

Historical & Contextual Notes

דַּבָּרָה is a rare feminine form, occurring only a few times in the Hebrew Bible. Its most prominent appearances are in formal or heightened discourse (e.g., in petitionary speech or proclamations). In contrast to the masculine דָּבָר, which covers a wide range of meanings from 'word' to 'matter' or 'thing', דַּבָּרָה is almost exclusively associated with spoken words of emphasis, often denoting something proposed, requested, or asserted in strong or formal terms. English translations sometimes render it simply as 'word' or 'thing', but this fails to convey its intensifying function; nuance is often lost, especially when its usage is reduced to standard vocabulary such as 'speech', 'petition', or 'proposal'. There is no evidence in the biblical period of the term developing theological or abstract senses such as 'Word' in the Hellenistic or Christian tradition. In post-biblical Hebrew its use remains rare.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

intensive from דָבַר; a word; word.

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Root Family

דבר (d-b-r) — to speak, declare, say

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H1682 דְּבוֹרָה bees
H1683 דְּבּוֹרָה Bee-woman
H1687 דְּבִיר in the innermost sanctuary
H1688 דְּבִיר Devir
H1696 דָבַר I will speak

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H1703-01 מִ/דַּבְּרֹתֶֽי/ךָ midaberoteykha HR/Ncfpc/Sp2ms of Your words your formal declarations 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H1703-01 Deuteronomy 33:3 מִ/דַּבְּרֹתֶֽי/ךָ midaberoteykha HR/Ncfpc/Sp2ms of Your words your formal declarations
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