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דָּבָר H1697 Hear this

dâbâr

daw-baw'

from דָבַר; a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause; act, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dearth, decree, deed, [idiom] disease, due, duty, effect, [phrase] eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-) ness, [phrase] glory, [phrase] harm, hurt, [phrase] iniquity, [phrase] judgment, language, [phrase] lying, manner, matter, message, (no) thing, oracle, [idiom] ought, [idiom] parts, [phrase] pertaining, [phrase] please, portion, [phrase] power, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, [idiom] (as hast) said, sake, saying, sentence, [phrase] sign, [phrase] so, some (uncleanness), somewhat to say, [phrase] song, speech, [idiom] spoken, talk, task, [phrase] that, [idiom] there done, thing (concerning), thought, [phrase] thus, tidings, what(-soever), [phrase] wherewith, which, word, work.

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1290 occurrences

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• 1 Samuel 15:26
  And Samuel said unto Saul, I will not return with thee: for thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, and the LORD hath rejected thee from being king over Israel.
• 1 Samuel 16:18
  Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the LORD is with him.
• 1 Samuel 17:11
  When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.
• 1 Samuel 17:23
  And as he talked with them, behold, there came up the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the armies of the Philistines, and spake according to the same words: and David heard them.
• 1 Samuel 17:27
  And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that killeth him.
• 1 Samuel 17:29
  And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause?
• 1 Samuel 17:30
  And he turned from him toward another, and spake after the same manner: and the people answered him again after the former manner.
• 1 Samuel 17:31
  And when the words were heard which David spake, they rehearsed them before Saul: and he sent for him.
• 1 Samuel 18:8
  And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom?
• 1 Samuel 18:20
  And Michal Saul's daughter loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.