Word study · Hebrew
דָּבָר
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Used 1,440 times in the tagged text.
H1697G · דָּבָר · word
What it means
- speech, word, speaking, thing
Full dictionary entry (technical)
- : word/speech/command
- 1) speech, word, speaking, thing
- 1a) speech
- 1b) saying, utterance
- 1c) word, words
- 1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension)
H1697H · דָּבָר · word: speaking
What it means
- speech, word, speaking, thing
Full dictionary entry (technical)
- : speaking
- 1) speech, word, speaking, thing
- 1a) speech
- 1b) saying, utterance
- 1c) word, words
- 1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension)
H1697I · דָּבָר · word: thing
What it means
- speech, word, speaking, thing
Full dictionary entry (technical)
- : thing/matter
- 1) speech, word, speaking, thing
- 1a) speech
- 1b) saying, utterance
- 1c) word, words
- 1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension)
H1697J · דָּבָר · word: promised
What it means
- speech, word, speaking, thing
Full dictionary entry (technical)
- : promised/duty
- 1) speech, word, speaking, thing
- 1a) speech
- 1b) saying, utterance
- 1c) word, words
- 1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension)
H1697K · דָּבָר · word: deed
What it means
- speech, word, speaking, thing
Full dictionary entry (technical)
- : deed
- 1) speech, word, speaking, thing
- 1a) speech
- 1b) saying, utterance
- 1c) word, words
- 1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension)
H1697L · דָּבָר · word: case
What it means
- speech, word, speaking, thing
Full dictionary entry (technical)
- : case
- 1) speech, word, speaking, thing
- 1a) speech
- 1b) saying, utterance
- 1c) word, words
- 1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension)
H1697M · דָּבָר · word: because
What it means
- speech, word, speaking, thing
Full dictionary entry (technical)
- : because
- 1) speech, word, speaking, thing
- 1a) speech
- 1b) saying, utterance
- 1c) word, words
- 1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension)
H1697N · דָּבָר · word: portion
What it means
- speech, word, speaking, thing
Full dictionary entry (technical)
- : portion
- 1) speech, word, speaking, thing
- 1a) speech
- 1b) saying, utterance
- 1c) word, words
- 1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension)
H1697O · דָּבָר · Chronicles
Full dictionary entry (technical)
- This name means word, speaking
Same idea, other words · Word
'Word' can mean a spoken word, a thing done and a message. John begins his Gospel by naming Christ the Logos.
Where it appears
- Genesis61
- Exodus62
- Leviticus8
- Numbers29
- Deuteronomy96
- Joshua32
- Judges25
- Ruth3
- 1 Samuel78
- 2 Samuel68
- 1 Kings125
- 2 Kings108
- 1 Chronicles30
- 2 Chronicles78
- Ezra14
- Nehemiah29
- Esther37
- Job20
- Psalms68
- Proverbs36
- Ecclesiastes24
- Isaiah47
- Jeremiah204
- Ezekiel82
- Daniel21
- Hosea4
- Joel2
- Amos9
- Jonah5
- Micah3
- Zephaniah2
- Haggai7
- Zechariah20
- Malachi3
Every use · 1001–1050 of 1,440 · BSB
If a ruler listens to lies, all his officials will be wicked.
A servant cannot be corrected by words alone; though he understands, he will not respond.
Do you see a man who speaks in haste? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
These are the words of Agur son of Jakeh—the burden that this man declared to Ithiel: “I am weary, O God, and worn out.
Do not add to His words, lest He rebuke you and prove you a liar.
Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me. Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread that is my portion.
These are the words of King Lemuel—the burden that his mother taught him:
These are the words of the Teacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem:
All things are wearisome, more than one can describe; the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear content with hearing.
Is there a case where one can say, “Look, this is new”? It has already existed in the ages before us.
Do not be quick to speak, and do not be hasty in your heart to utter a word before God. After all, God is in heaven and you are on earth. So let your words be few.
Do not be quick to speak, and do not be hasty in your heart to utter a word before God. After all, God is in heaven and you are on earth. So let your words be few.
As a dream comes through many cares, so the speech of a fool comes with many words.
For as many dreams bring futility, so do many words. Therefore, fear God.
For the more words, the more futility—and how does that profit anyone?
The end of a matter is better than the beginning, and a patient spirit is better than a proud one.
Do not pay attention to every word that is spoken, or you may hear your servant cursing you.
Who is like the wise man? Who knows the interpretation of a matter? A man’s wisdom brightens his face, and the sternness of his face is changed.
Do not hasten to leave his presence, and do not persist in a bad cause, for he will do whatever he pleases.
For the king’s word is supreme, and who can say to him, “What are you doing?”
Whoever keeps his command will come to no harm, and a wise heart knows the right time and procedure.
And I said, “Wisdom is better than strength, but the wisdom of the poor man is despised, and his words are not heeded.”
The calm words of the wise are heeded over the shouts of a ruler among fools.
The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him.
The beginning of his talk is folly, and the end of his speech is evil madness.
Yet the fool multiplies words. No one knows what is coming, and who can tell him what will come after him?
Do not curse the king even in your thoughts, or curse the rich even in your bedroom, for a bird of the air may carry your words, and a winged creature may report your speech.
The Teacher searched to find delightful sayings and to record accurate words of truth.
The Teacher searched to find delightful sayings and to record accurate words of truth.
The words of the wise are like goads, and the anthologies of the masters are like firmly embedded nails driven by a single Shepherd.
When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: Fear God and keep His commandments, because this is the whole duty of man.
Hear the word of the LORD, you rulers of Sodom; listen to the instruction of our God, you people of Gomorrah!
This is the message that was revealed to Isaiah son of Amoz concerning Judah and Jerusalem:
And many peoples will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
Devise a plan, but it will be thwarted; state a proposal, but it will not happen. For God is with us.”
To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn.
The Lord has sent a message against Jacob, and it has fallen upon Israel.
This is the message that the LORD spoke earlier concerning Moab.
The earth will be utterly laid waste and thoroughly plundered. For the LORD has spoken this word.
Then the word of the LORD to them will become: “Order on order, order on order, line on line, line on line; a little here, a little there,” so that they will go stumbling backward and will be injured, ensnared, and captured.
Therefore hear the word of the LORD, O scoffers who rule this people in Jerusalem.
And the entire vision will be to you like the words sealed in a scroll. If it is handed to someone to read, he will say, “I cannot, because it is sealed.”
On that day the deaf will hear the words of the scroll, and out of the deep darkness the eyes of the blind will see.
those who indict a man with a word, who ensnare the mediator at the gate, and who with false charges deprive the innocent of justice.
Therefore this is what the Holy One of Israel says: “Because you have rejected this message, trusting in oppression and relying on deceit,
And whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear this command behind you: “This is the way. Walk in it.”
Yet He too is wise and brings disaster; He does not call back His words. He will rise up against the house of the wicked and against the allies of evildoers.
You claim to have a strategy and strength for war, but these are empty words. In whom are you now trusting, that you have rebelled against me?
But the Rabshakeh replied, “Has my master sent me to speak these words only to you and your master, and not to the men sitting on the wall, who are destined with you to eat their own dung and drink their own urine?”
Then the Rabshakeh stood and called out loudly in Hebrew: “Hear the words of the great king, the king of Assyria!
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