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דָּבָר H1697

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.

Brown–Driver–Briggs

דָּבָר 1439 n.m. speech, word
I sg. speech, discourse, saying, word, as the sum of that which is spoken
II sg. saying, utterance, sentence, as a section of a discourse
III sg. a word, words
IV sg. matter, affair, thing about which one speaks

From Brown, Driver, and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), in the public domain.


1290 occurrences

Shown in the King James Version (KJV), whichever translation you read in — it is the text these numbers are tagged against.

  • Job 2:13
    So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.
  • Job 4:2
    If we assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? but who can withhold himself from speaking?
  • Job 4:12
    Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof.
  • Job 6:3
    For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea: therefore my words are swallowed up.
  • Job 9:14
    How much less shall I answer him, and choose out my words to reason with him?
  • Job 11:2
    Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?
  • Job 15:3
    Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?
  • Job 15:11
    Are the consolations of God small with thee? is there any secret thing with thee?
  • Job 16:3
    Shall vain words have an end? or what emboldeneth thee that thou answerest?
  • Job 19:28
    But ye should say, Why persecute we him, seeing the root of the matter is found in me?