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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.

  • Psalms 141:4
    Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.
  • Psalms 145:5
    I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works.
  • Psalms 147:15
    He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his word runneth very swiftly.
  • Psalms 147:18
    He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow.
  • Psalms 147:19
    He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel.
  • Psalms 148:8
    Fire, and hail; snow, and vapour; stormy wind fulfilling his word:
  • Proverbs 1:6
    To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
  • Proverbs 1:23
    Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.
  • Proverbs 4:4
    He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.
  • Proverbs 4:20
    My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.