דָבַר (dâbar) — Answer
Hebrew word study: דָבַר (dâbar), Strong's H1696. perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
KJV translation words: answer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, [idiom] well, [idiom] work.
Strong's H1696 is tagged on 1,142 words in 1,049 verses across 36 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 8:15 and last appears in Malachi 3:16.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 1049)
- Genesis 8:15 — וַיְדַבֵּר — and he spoke
- Genesis 12:4 — דִּבֶּר — he had said
- Genesis 16:13 — הַדֹּבֵר — who spoke
- Genesis 17:3 — וַיְדַבֵּר — and he spoke
- Genesis 17:22 — לְדַבֵּר — to speak
- Genesis 17:23 — דִּבֶּר — he had spoken
- Genesis 18:5 — דִּבַּרְתָּ — you have said
- Genesis 18:19 — דִּבֶּר — he has spoken
- Genesis 18:27 — לְדַבֵּר — to speak
- Genesis 18:29 — לְדַבֵּר — to speak
- Genesis 18:30 — וַאֲדַבֵּרָה — and let me speak
- Genesis 18:31 — לְדַבֵּר — to speak
- Genesis 18:32 — וַאֲדַבְּרָה — and let me speak
- Genesis 18:33 — לְדַבֵּר — to speak
- Genesis 19:14 — וַיְדַבֵּר — and he spoke
- Genesis 19:21 — דִּבַּרְתָּ — you have spoken
- Genesis 20:8 — וַיְדַבֵּר — and he spoke
- Genesis 21:1 — דִּבֵּר — he had spoken
- Genesis 21:2 — דִּבֶּר — he had spoken
- Genesis 23:3 — וַיְדַבֵּר — and he spoke
- Genesis 23:8 — וַיְדַבֵּר — and he spoke
- Genesis 23:13 — וַיְדַבֵּר — and he spoke
- Genesis 23:16 — דִּבֶּר — he had spoken
- Genesis 24:7 — דִּבֶּר — he spoke
- Genesis 24:15 — לְדַבֵּר — to speak
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Related entries
Entries whose derivation names this word: H1682 דְּבוֹרָה (dᵉbôwrâh), H1687 דְּבִיר (dᵉbîyr), H1697 דָּבָר (dâbâr), H1698 דֶּבֶר (deber), H1699 דֹּבֶר (dôber), H1702 דֹּבְרָה (dôbᵉrâh), H1703 דַּבָּרָה (dabbârâh), H4057 מִדְבָּר (midbâr).
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Frequently asked questions
What does dâbar (H1696) mean?
Perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue.
How is H1696 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H1696 as: answer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, [idiom] well, [idiom] work..
How often does דָבַר (dâbar) appear?
Strong's H1696 is tagged on 1,142 words in 1,049 verses across 36 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 8:15 and last appears in Malachi 3:16.
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