דָּבָר (dâbâr) — Act
Hebrew word study: דָּבָר (dâbâr), Strong's H1697. a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
KJV translation words: 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.
Strong's H1697 is tagged on 1,442 words in 1,290 verses across 34 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 11:1 and last appears in Malachi 3:13.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 1290)
- Genesis 11:1 — וּדְבָרִים — and words
- Genesis 12:17 — דְּבַר — the matter of
- Genesis 15:1 — הַדְּבָרִים — the things
- Genesis 15:4 — דְבַר — the word of
- Genesis 18:14 — דָּבָר — anything
- Genesis 18:25 — כַּדָּבָר — according to the manner
- Genesis 19:8 — דָבָר — anything
- Genesis 19:21 — לַדָּבָר — to the matter
- Genesis 19:22 — דָּבָר — anything
- Genesis 20:8 — הַדְּבָרִים — the words
- Genesis 20:10 — הַדָּבָר — the thing
- Genesis 20:11 — דְּבַר — the matter of
- Genesis 20:18 — דְּבַר — the matter of
- Genesis 21:11 — הַדָּבָר — the matter
- Genesis 21:26 — הַדָּבָר — the thing
- Genesis 22:1 — הַדְּבָרִים — the things
- Genesis 22:16 — הַדָּבָר — the thing
- Genesis 22:20 — הַדְּבָרִים — the things
- Genesis 24:9 — הַדָּבָר — the matter
- Genesis 24:28 — כַּדְּבָרִים — according to the things
- Genesis 24:30 — דִּבְרֵי — the words of
- Genesis 24:33 — דְּבָרָי — words my
- Genesis 24:50 — הַדָּבָר — the matter
- Genesis 24:52 — דִּבְרֵיהֶם — words their
- Genesis 24:66 — הַדְּבָרִים — the things
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Related entries
Named in this entry's derivation: H1696 דָבַר (dâbar).
Entries whose derivation names this word: H1700 דִּבְרָה (dibrâh), H1704 דִּבְרִי (Dibrîy), H1705 דֲּבְרַת (Dăbrath).
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Frequently asked questions
What does dâbâr (H1697) mean?
A word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause.
How is H1697 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H1697 as: 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..
How often does דָּבָר (dâbâr) appear?
Strong's H1697 is tagged on 1,442 words in 1,290 verses across 34 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 11:1 and last appears in Malachi 3:13.
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