Lexical Definition

‎דָּבָר‎ dâbâr (daw-baw') word H:N-M
from ‎דָבַר‎

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.

1) speech, word, speaking, thing
1a) speech
1b) saying, utterance
1c) word, words
1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension)

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Usage: 34 forms in 41 verses
Form Translated As     In Verse(s)
כִדְבָרֶֽךָ according to word your Gen.30.34
כִדְבָרֵ֑ךְ according to word your 1Kgs.17.13
כִּדְבָרְךָ֖ according to word your 1Kgs.20.4
כִּדְבָ֣רְךָ֔ according to word your Exod.8.10
כִּדְבַ֥ר according to word of 2Sam.13.35Esth.5.8
כִּדְבַ֣ר according to word of 1Kgs.17.15
כְדִבְרֵיכֶ֖ם according to words your Gen.44.10
כְּדִבְרֵיכֶ֑ם according to words your Jer.42.4
הַדָּבָֽר the matter Jer.38.27
the word 1Kgs.18.24
הַדָּבָ֣ר the matter 1Sam.18.8
הַדָּבָ֗ר the word 1Kgs.13.32
הַדָּבָ֖ר the word 1Kgs.2.42
הַדָּבָ֔ר the word 1Kgs.2.38
דָבָֽר a word Isa.41.28
דָבָ֤ר a word 1Kgs.13.17
דָּבָֽר word 2Sam.24.131Chr.21.12
דָּבָ֥ר a word 1Kgs.2.14
דָּבָ֖ר word 1Sam.16.18
דָּבָ֔ר a matter Jer.38.14
word 1Sam.17.30
דָּ֭בָר a word Prov.18.13
דִּבְרֵ֥י words of Esth.4.9Esth.4.12
דְבָרֶ֥יךָ words your Jer.48.27
דְבָרִ֗י word my Jonah.4.2
דְּבָרָ֑י words my Gen.24.33
דְּבָרֶ֔יךָ words your Ezek.33.31Ezek.33.32
דְּבָרִ֥ים words Prov.24.26
דְּבָרִ֜ים words Exod.4.10Ezra.8.17
דְּבָרְךָ֖ word your 1Sam.9.10
דְּבָר֑וֹ word his 2Sam.17.6
דְּבַ֥ר word of 2Sam.14.15
דְּבַ֣ר word of Esth.5.5
דְ֭בָרִי word my Job.29.22
בִּדְבָרִ֑ים in words Job.32.4
בְּ֭דָבָר with a word Job.15.3

Extended Information

meaning of: דָּבָר

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎דָּבָר‎1439 noun masculine speech, wordGen 18:14 + 446 t.; construct ‎דְּבַר‎ Gen 12:17 + 361 t.; suffix ‎דְּבָרִי‎ Num 11:23 + (suffixes 66 t.); singular in all 875 t.; plural ‎דְּבָרִים‎ Exod 4:10 + 182 t.; construct ‎דִּבְרֵי‎ Gen 24:30 + 253 t.; suffix ‎דְּבָרָיו‎ Gen 37:8 (suffixes 127 t.); plural in all 564 t.; —

I. singular speech, discourse, saying, word, as the sum of that which is spoken:

1. of men,
a. ‎נְבוֺן דָּבָר‎ discreet in speech 1Sam 16:18 ‎שְׂפָתַיִם‎ ‎׳‎‎ד‎ speech of lips Ps 59:13*, mere talk Isa 36:5 (= 2Kgs 18:20) Prov 14:23 (compare Ps 17:4 speech of God's lips); ‎דָּבָר מָר‎ bitter speech Ps 64:4* ‎כָּזָב‎ ‎׳‎‎ד‎ lying speech Prov 30:8 ‎דְּבָֽרְךָ טוֺכ‎ thy saying is good 1Sam 9:10 ‎וּדְבַר אַבְנֵר הָיָה עִם‎ and the speech of Abner had been with the elders of Israel 2Sam 3:17 (compare 1Kgs 1:7); ‎אמר הדבר הזה‎ say this saying Jer 23:38; Jer 31:23 compare Jer 13:12; Jer 14:17 (of God), 1Sam 8:10 (‎׳‎‎דִּבְרֵי י‎).
b. word of command, ‎(הַ)מֶּלֶךְ‎ ‎׳‎‎ד‎ 1Chr 21:4; 1Chr 21:6; Esth 1:12 + 6 t. Esther; Eccl 8:4 compare 2Chr 30:5; 2Chr 31:5; Dan 9:23; Dan 9:25 ‎מַלְכוּת‎ ‎׳‎‎ד‎ royal edict Esth 1:19 ‎כדבר עשׂה‎ do according to the command of Gen 44:2; Gen 47:30; Exod 8:9*; Exod 8:27*; Exod 12:35; Exod 32:28 (J) Lev 10:7 (P) Judg 11:10; Ezra 10:5; Neh 5:12; Neh 5:13 compare 2Sam 17:6 (word of counsel), 1Kgs 3:12 (request), 1Kgs 17:13 (proposal; on these meanings see below)
c. message, report, tidings, ‎וַיִּשְׁמַע הָעָם‎ ‎אֶתהַֿדָּבָר הָרָע הַזֶּה‎ and the people heard this evil report Exod 33:4 (JE) compare 1Kgs 20:12 ‎אמת (היה) הדבר‎ the report was true 1Kgs 10:6 = 2Chr 9:5 ‎עַד בּוֺא‎ ‎דָבָר מֵעִמָּכֶם‎ until word come from you 2Sam 15:28 ‎ויגע הדבר אל מלך נינוה‎ Jonah 3:6 ‎הֵשִׁיב דָּבָר‎ return or bring word, report Gen 37:14; Num 13:26; Num 22:8 (J) Deut 1:22; Deut 1:25; Josh 14:7; Josh 22:32 (D) 1Kgs 2:30; 1Kgs 20:9; 2Kgs 22:9; 2Kgs 22:20 (= 2Chr 34:16; 2Chr 34:28), but answer 1Sam 17:30; 2Sam 3:11; 2Sam 24:13 (= 1Chr 21:12), 1Kgs 12:6; 1Kgs 12:9 (= 2Chr 10:6; 2Chr 10:9), 2Chr 12:16; Neh 2:20; Prov 18:13; Prov 27:11; Isa 41:28; Ezek 9:11 (DrSm, p, 190 explains the phrase as turn back with a word); compare ‎דבר (לא) ענה‎ answer something or nothing 1Kgs 18:21; 2Kgs 18:36; Ps 119:42; Isa 36:21; Jer 44:20 see IV. 6; ‎דברים השׁיב‎ return words Exod 19:8 (E) Prov 24:26 see

III. 1. d. advice, counsel, ‎בדבר בלעם‎ by advice of Balaam Num 31:16 (P), compare Judg 20:7; 2Sam 19:44*; Esth 5:5.
e. request, ‎אמתו‎ of his maid, ‎עבדו‎ of his servant 2Sam 14:15; 2Sam 14:22.
f. promise, ‎לא יחל דברו‎ he shall not break his word Num 30:3* (P), compare ‎הקים דבר‎ perform a promise Neh 5:13, see also 2 b. g. charge, complaint, ‎אם אמת היה הדבר הזה‎ if this charge be true Deut 22:20 compare Deut 13:15*; Deut 17:4, ‎שׂים דבר בְּ‎ 1Sam 22:15, ‎שׂים‎ ‎עלילות דברים לְ‎ Deut 22:14; Deut 22:17.
h. decision, sentence, ‎דְּבַר הַמִּשְׁפָּט‎ the sentence of judgment Deut 17:9 compare vDeut 17:10 vDeut 17:11.
i. theme, story, ‎רָחַשׁ לִבִּי דָּבָר טוֺב‎ my heart swells with a good theme Ps 45:2* ‎דְּבַרגְּבוּרוֺת‎ the story of his great might Job 41:4*.

2. word of God, as a divine communication in the form of commandments, prophecy, and words of help to his people, used 394 times. This word is communicated in several ways:
a. ‎אל‎ ‎׳‎‎ויהי דבר י‎ then the word of Yahweh came unto 1Sam 15:10; 2Sam 7:4 (compare ‎אלהים‎ 1Chr 17:3), 1Kgs 6:11; 1Kgs 13:20; 1Kgs 16:1; 1Kgs 17:2; 1Kgs 17:8; 1Kgs 21:17; 1Kgs 21:28; 2Chr 11:2 (compare ‎האלהים‎ 1Kgs 12:22): compare 1Chr 22:8 (‎על‎ by confusion), Isa 38:4; Jer 1:4 + 20 t. Jeremiah, Ezek 3:16 + 41 t. Ezekiel; Jonah 1:1; Jonah 3:1; Hag 2:20; Zech 4:8; Zech 6:9; Zech 7:4; Zech 7:8; Zech 8:1 (without ‎אל‎) vZech 8:18 ‎אל‎ ‎׳‎‎י‎ ‎׳‎‎היה ד‎ Gen 15:1; 2Chr 12:7; Jer 25:3 + 4 t. Jeremiah; Ezek 1:3 + 7 t. Ezekiel; Dan 9:2; Zech 1:1; Zech 1:7; Zech 7:1 ‎אל‎ ‎׳‎‎י‎ ‎׳‎‎הנה ד‎ Gen 15:4; 1Kgs 19:9 ‎היה אל‎ ‎׳‎‎י‎ ‎׳‎‎ד‎ 2Sam 24:11; 1Kgs 16:7; 1Kgs 18:1; 2Kgs 20:4; Ezek 24:20 ‎ביד‎ ‎׳‎‎י‎ ‎׳‎‎היה ד‎ Hag 1:1; Hag 2:1; Hag 2:10 ‎ביד‎ ‎׳‎‎י‎ ‎׳‎‎ויהי ד‎ Hag 1:3 ‎אשׁר‎ ‎׳‎‎י‎ ‎׳‎‎היה אל ד‎ Hos 1:1; Joel 1:1 Micah; Zeph 1:1 ‎׳‎‎י‎ ‎׳‎‎אליו אשׁר היה ד‎ 1Kgs 18:31; Jer 1:2 ‎׳‎‎אל יר‎ ‎׳‎‎י‎ ‎׳‎‎אשׁר היה ד‎ Jer 14:1; Jer 46:1; Jer 47:1; Jer 49:34 (see ‎אשׁר‎ 6 a); ‎הדבר אשׁר היה אל‎ Jer 7:1 + 11 t. Jeremiah; ‎׳‎‎י‎ ‎׳‎‎את ד‎ 2Kgs 3:12; Jer 23:28; Jer 27:18 compare ‎אֵלַי דָּבָר יְגֻנָּב‎ unto me a word was brought by stealth Job 4:12, compare ‎׳‎‎וְטֶרֶם יִגָּלֶה אֵלָיו דְּבַר י‎ and the word of Yahweh was not yet revealed unto him 1Sam 3:7. Yahweh also sends his word ‎שׁלח‎ Ps 107:20; Ps 147:18; Isa 9:7*; Jer 42:5 (compare plural Zech 7:12) and makes it an object of vision ‎ראה‎ Jer 2:31; Jer 38:21 (compare plural Ezek 11:25), ‎חזה‎ Isa 2:1 it is also commanded ‎צוה‎ Exod 16:16; Exod 16:32; Exod 35:4; Lev 8:5; Lev 9:6; Lev 17:2; Num 30:2*; Num 36:6 (P) Deut 4:2; Deut 13:1*; Deut 15:15; Deut 4:10 (D) 1Chr 16:15 (= Ps 105:8) Neh 1:8; Jer 7:23, compare ‎הדברים אשׁר צוה‎ Exod 35:1; Lev 8:36 (P) Exod 19:7 (E) Deut 6:6.
b. Yahweh confirms his word of promise Deut 9:5; 1Sam 1:23 (where read ‎דְּבָרֵךְ‎ thy word according to ᵐ5 ᵑ6 & Dr), 1Kgs 2:4; 1Kgs 6:12; 1Kgs 8:20; Jer 29:10; Jer 33:14, and his word of warning 1Kgs 12:15; Dan 9:12 his word stands for ever Isa 40:8 it is settled for ever in heaven Ps 119:89 he remembers his holy word ‎דבר קדשׁו‎ Ps 105:42 (compare ‎דִּבְרֵי קָדְשׁוֺ‎ Jer 23:9); he himself Joel 2:11, the angels Ps 103:20, and forces of nature Ps 148:8 ‎עשׂה דברו‎ do his word of command; by his word the heavens were made Ps 33:6 it is near his people, in their mouth and heart Deut 30:14 a lamp to their feet Ps 119:105. II. saying, utterance, sentence, as a section of a discourse: —

1. of men,
a. ‎דָּבָר בְּעִתּוֺ‎ a word in due season Prov 15:23 compare Job 4:2; Prov 12:25 commonly in plural, ‎דִּבְרֵי (הַ)שִּׁירָ(הׅ‎ words of the song (i.e. its lines of poetry) Deut 31:30; Deut 32:44; Ps 18:1* (= 2Sam 22:1) Ps 137:3 ‎הלל בדברי דויד‎ to sing praises with the words of David (his psalms) 2Chr 29:30 ‎דִּבְרֵי חֲכָמִים‎ sentences of the wise Prov 1:6; Prov 22:17; Eccl 9:17; Eccl 12:11 these sayings are commonly written, compare ‎דברי האגרת‎ words of the letterEsth 9:26 ‎הדברים‎ ‎עתיקים‎ the records are ancient 1Chr 4:22 ‎דִּבְרֵי‎ ‎(ה)סֵפֶר‎ Isa 29:11; Isa 29:18; Jer 29:1.
b. title of writings: ‎דִּבְרֵי קֹהֶלֶת‎ Eccl 1:1, ‎אגור‎ ‎׳‎‎ד‎ Prov 30:1, ‎למואל‎ ‎׳‎‎ד‎ Prov 31:1, ‎ירמיהו‎ ‎׳‎‎ד‎ Jer 1:1, so Amos 1:1; Neh 1:1 compare in appended phrase or clause, Jer 51:64, ‎איוב‎ ‎׳‎‎ד‎ Job 31:40.
c. in Chronicles name of a work: ‎החזים‎ ‎׳‎‎ד‎ 2Chr 33:18; 2Chr 33:19, ‎שׁמעיה‎ ‎׳‎‎בד‎ 2Chr 12:15, ‎יהוא‎ ‎׳‎‎בד‎ 2Chr 20:34, ‎׳‎‎שׁמואל על ד‎ 1Chr 29:29 ‎נתן‎ ‎׳‎‎על ד‎ 1Chr 29:29; 2Chr 9:29, ‎גד על‎ ‎׳‎‎ד‎ 1Chr 29:29. (It is not certain whether writings of prophets or histories about them are referred to; in the latter case they are acts, IV. 2, see DrIntr 497.)

2. of God: ‎עֲשֶׂרֶת הַדְּבָרִים‎ the ten words (sentences in the tables) Exod 34:28 (JE) Deut 4:13; Deut 10:4, referred to as ‎הדברים‎ Exod 34:1 (JE) Deut 4:10; Deut 4:36; Deut 5:19; Deut 9:10; Deut 10:2 of commands of covenant code Exod 24:3; Exod 24:4; Exod 24:8 compare Exod 34:27 (JE); of Deuteronomic code Deut 17:19 (+ 16 t. D) 2Kgs 22:11; 2Kgs 23:3-24 (compare 2Chr 34:19-31) Jer 11:2-8; Jer 34:18 the law-book of Joshua Josh 24:26 (E); of the code of Ezra Ezra 7:11; Ezra 9:4; Neh 8:9; Neh 8:13 the words of Yahweh written by Jeremiah Jer 25:13; Jer 36:4-32; Jer 51:61 the words of the book of Daniel Dan 12:4; Dan 12:9 commands in general 1Sam 15:11; Ps 50:17; Ps 119:57; Ps 119:130; Ps 119:139 promises 2Sam 7:28; Neh 9:8, compare 1Chr 25:5; 2Chr 36:16. III. a word, words:

1. of men: ‎שָׂפָה אֶחָ֑ת‎ ‎וּדְבָרִים אֲחָדִים‎ one lip, and one and the same words Gen 11:1 (J); ‎אֵין אֹמֶר וְאֵין דְּבָרִים‎ no speech and no words Ps 19:4* ‎אִישׁ דְּבָרִים‎ man of words, ready in speech, Exod 4:10 (J); ‎רב דברים‎ multitude of words Job 11:2; Prov 10:19; Eccl 5:2* ‎קְחוּ עִמָּכֶם דְּבָרִים‎ take with you words Hos 14:3* ‎דבר(י) (ה)שׁקר‎ lying word(s) Exod 5:9; Exod 23:7 (E) Prov 13:5; Prov 29:12; Isa 59:13; Jer 7:4; Jer 7:8 ‎דִּבְרֵי רוּחַ‎ words of wind, vain words Job 16:3 ‎וּמַהשֶּֿׁמֶץ דָּבָר נִשְׁמַעבּֿוֺ‎ and what a whisper of a word we hear of him! Job 26:14.

2. of God. It is difficult to determine how many of the following should come under

II. 2. The plural for words of God is relatively seldom: Gen 20:8; Exod 19:6; Num 12:6; Josh 3:9 (E) Exod 4:28; Exod 4:30; Num 11:24 (J) Deut 18:19; Josh 23:14 (D) 1Sam 3:18; 1Sam 8:10; 1Sam 15:1; 2Chr 11:4; Job 42:7; Prov 30:6; Isa 31:2; Dan 10:11; Amos 8:11; Mic 2:7 apart from Jer 3:12 + 30 t. Jeremiah; Ezek 2:7 + 4 t. Ezekiel; Zech 1:6 + 4 t. Zechariah. IV. matter, affair, thing about which one speaks: —

1. business, occupation: ‎דְּבַר הַמֶּלֶךְ‎ king's business 1Sam 21:9* ‎לְכָלדְּֿבַר‎ for every matter of 1Chr 26:32; 1Chr 27:1; 2Chr 19:11 ‎דְּבָרֶיךָ לְכָלֿ‎ for all thine affairs 1Chr 28:21 ‎דבר‎ ‎המזבח‎ Num 18:7 ‎דָּבָר אֵיןלָֿהֶם עִם‎ they had not dealings with Judg 18:7; Judg 18:28 ‎דְּבַריֿוֺם בְּיוֺמוֺ‎ the task or portion of a day in its day, daily duty or due Exod 5:13; Exod 5:19 (E) Exod 16:4 (J) Lev 23:37 (P) 1Kgs 8:59; 2Kgs 25:30; 1Chr 16:37; 2Chr 8:13 (‎ביום‎) v2Chr 8:14; 2Chr 31:16; Ezra 3:4; Neh 11:23; Neh 12:47; Jer 52:34; Dan 1:5 ‎דבר שׁנה בשׁנה‎ 1Kgs 10:25; 2Chr 9:24.

2. plural acts construct ‎דִּבְרֵי‎ 1Kgs 11:41 (twice in verse); 1Chr 29:29; 2Chr 12:15; 2Chr 16:11 ‎דְּבָרָיו‎ his acts 2Chr 13:22; 2Chr 35:27 especially in phrases, ‎הַיָּמִים וְיֶתֶר דִּבְרֵי ֗֗֗ עַלסֵֿפֶר דִּבְרֵי‎ and the rest of the acts of . . . in the book of the chronicles (daily record of events) of 1Kgs 14:29 + 32 t. Kings; ‎וְיֶתֶר דִּבְרֵי‎ 2Chr 13:22 + 8 t. Chronicles, ‎וְיֶתֶר דְּבָרָיו‎ 2Chr 28:26, ‎שְׁאָר דִּבְרֵי‎ 2Chr 9:29 are referred to various sources; compare also ‎במספר‎ ‎דברי הימים‎ 1Chr 27:24, ‎בדברי דויד‎ 1Chr 23:27, ‎עלדֿברי מלכי ישׂראל‎ 2Chr 33:18: ‎דברים טובים‎ good deeds 2Chr 12:12; 2Chr 19:13 ‎דִּבְרֵי עֲוֺנֹת‎ acts of iniquity Ps 65:4* (De, Fälle von Missethaten); ‎דִּבְרֵירָֿע‎ evil deeds Jer 5:28. It is used of God, only in ‎כל דבריו‎ ‎לא יענה‎ Job 33:13, ‎אֹתוֺתָיו‎ ‎׳‎‎ד‎ Ps 105:27, ‎נִפְלְאֹתֶיךָ‎ ‎׳‎‎ד‎ Ps 145:5.

3. matter, affair: ‎דבר אוריה‎ affair of Uriah 1Kgs 15:5 ‎שׁרשׁ דבר‎ root of the matter Job 19:28 ‎מה היה הדבר‎ how went the matter ? 1Sam 4:16; 2Sam 1:4 compare Ruth 3:18 ‎סבב את פני הדבר‎ change the face of the matter 2Sam 14:20 ‎דִּבְרֵי הָאֲתֹנוֺת‎ the matter of the asses 1Sam 10:2 ‎זה דבר הרצח‎ this is the case of the slayer Deut 19:4 ‎לְכָלדְּֿבָרָיו‎ 1Kgs 6:38 as to all its particulars.

4. events, things: in the phrase, ‎אחר הדברים האלה‎ after these things (events in time) Gen 15:1; Gen 22:1; Gen 40:1 (E) Gen 39:7 (J) 1Kgs 17:17; 1Kgs 21:1; Ezra 7:1; Esth 2:1; Esth 3:1 ‎האלה אחרי הדברים‎ Gen 48:1; Josh 24:29 (E) Gen 22:20 (J) 2Chr 32:1.

5. cause, case for judicial investigation: ‎כִּייִֿהְיֶה‎ ‎לָהֶם דָּבָר‎ if they have a case Exod 18:16 compare Exod 18:22; Exod 22:8* ‎בעל דברים‎ one having a case Exod 24:14, compare ‎בדבר‎ ‎משׁפט‎ 2Chr 19:6 ‎דְּבָרֶיךָ טוֺבִים וּנְכֹחִים‎ pleas, good and right 2Sam 15:3 compare Josh 20:4.

6. something, anything (indefinite): ‎עשׂה דבר‎ do a thing Gen 22:16 + (frequent); ‎עשׂה דברים‎ Isa 42:16 + (less frequent); ‎דבר‎ ‎׳‎‎היפלא מי‎ Gen 18:14 compare Jer 32:17; Jer 32:27 ‎לא ֗֗֗ דבר‎ nothing 1Kgs 5:7*; 1Kgs 10:3; + (frequent), ‎אין דבר‎ Exod 5:11 (E) Num 20:19; 1Sam 20:21 ‎׳‎‎לא דבר מ‎ nothing of Exod 9:4 (J) Josh 8:35; Josh 11:15; Josh 21:45; Josh 23:14 (D); ‎כל דבר‎ anything Num 31:23; Deut 23:20* +; ‎דבר רע‎ Ps 141:4 +; ‎טוב‎ ‎׳‎‎ד‎ 1Kgs 14:13 +; ‎דְּבַרמָֿה‎ whatsoever Num 23:3 (E); ‎עֶרְוַת דבר‎ Deut 23:15* naked-ness of a thing, i.e. unclean or unseemly thing (indecency in camp); so of a wife Deut 24:1.

7. way, manner: ‎זֶה דְּבַר הַשְּׁמִטָּה‎ this is the manner of the release Deut 15:2 (compare SI1); ‎כֵּן דְּבַר‎ ‎הַמֶּלֶךְ‎ so was the way of the king Esth 1:13 ‎הזה כדבר‎ after this manner, thus Gen 18:25; Gen 32:20*; Gen 44:7 (JE) 2Sam 15:6; Ezra 10:5; Neh 5:12; Neh 5:13 with (‎עשׂה‎), 1Sam 9:21; 2Sam 14:3; 2Sam 17:6 (‎דבר‎), 1Sam 17:27; 1Sam 17:30; Isa 8:20 (‎אמר‎), Neh 6:4; Neh 6:5 (‎שׁלח‎), Neh 6:4 (‎השׁיב‎) compare 1Sam 17:30; 2Kgs 7:19 (‎היה‎) (peculiar to D, ‎כדבר הרע הזה‎ such a wicked deed as this Deut 13:12*; Deut 19:20, ‎כדבר הגדול הזה‎ Deut 4:32); ‎כדברים האלה עשׂה‎ thus and thus did he Gen 39:19 (J) 1Sam 2:23 (but usually the plural = these words).

8. reason, cause: ‎זֶּה דְבַרהַֿמַּס‎ 1Kgs 9:15 ‎זה הדבר‎ ‎אשׁר‎ this is the reason why Josh 5:4 (D) 1Kgs 11:27 so 1Sam 17:29 AV RV, was it not but a word ? Th Ke RVm VB Dr; ‎עַל דְּבַר ֗֗֗ ‎ because of, for the sake of Gen 20:11; Gen 20:18 (E) Gen 12:17; Gen 43:18; Exod 8:8* (J) Num 17:14* (P) Ps 45:5*; Ps 79:9, ‎עַל דִּבְרֵי‎ Jer 14:1 ‎עַלדִּֿבְרֵיכֶם‎ for your sakes Deut 4:21, ‎עַל דְּבַר אשׁר‎ Deut 22:24 (twice in verse); Deut 23:5*; 2Sam 13:22.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Book Refs
Genesis 11:1 · 12:17 · 15:1 · 15:4 · 18:14 · 18:25 · 20:8 · 20:11 · 20:18 · 22:1 · 22:16 · 22:20 · 24:30 · 32:20* · 37:8 · 37:14 · 39:7 · 39:19 · 40:1 · 43:18 · 44:2 · 44:7 · 47:30 · 48:1
Exodus 4:10 · 4:28 · 4:30 · 5:9 · 5:11 · 5:13 · 5:19 · 8:8* · 8:9* · 8:27* · 9:4 · 12:35 · 16:4 · 16:16 · 16:32 · 18:16 · 18:22 · 19:6 · 19:7 · 19:8 · 22:8* · 23:7 · 24:3 · 24:4 · 24:8 · 24:14 · 32:28 · 33:4 · 34:1 · 34:27 · 34:28 · 35:1 · 35:4
Leviticus 8:5 · 8:36 · 9:6 · 10:7 · 17:2 · 23:37
Numbers 11:23 · 11:24 · 12:6 · 13:26 · 17:14* · 18:7 · 20:19 · 22:8 · 23:3 · 30:2* · 30:3* · 31:16 · 31:23 · 36:6
Deuteronomy 1:22 · 1:25 · 4:2 · 4:10 · 4:13 · 4:21 · 4:32 · 4:36 · 5:19 · 6:6 · 9:5 · 9:10 · 10:2 · 10:4 · 13:1* · 13:12* · 13:15* · 15:2 · 15:15 · 17:4 · 17:9 · 17:10 · 17:11 · 17:19 · 18:19 · 19:4 · 19:20 · 22:14 · 22:17 · 22:20 · 22:24 · 23:5* · 23:15* · 23:20* · 24:1 · 30:14 · 31:30 · 32:44
Joshua 3:9 · 5:4 · 8:35 · 11:15 · 14:7 · 20:4 · 21:45 · 22:32 · 23:14 · 24:26 · 24:29
Judges 11:10 · 18:7 · 18:28 · 20:7
Ruth 3:18
1 Samuel 1:23 · 2:23 · 3:7 · 3:18 · 4:16 · 8:10 · 9:10 · 9:21 · 10:2 · 15:1 · 15:10 · 15:11 · 16:18 · 17:27 · 17:29 · 17:30 · 20:21 · 21:9* · 22:15
2 Samuel 1:4 · 3:11 · 3:17 · 7:4 · 7:28 · 13:22 · 14:3 · 14:15 · 14:20 · 14:22 · 15:3 · 15:6 · 15:28 · 17:6 · 19:44* · 22:1 · 24:11 · 24:13
1 Kings 1:7 · 2:4 · 2:30 · 3:12 · 5:7* · 6:11 · 6:12 · 6:38 · 8:20 · 8:59 · 9:15 · 10:3 · 10:6 · 10:25 · 11:27 · 11:41 · 12:6 · 12:9 · 12:15 · 12:22 · 13:20 · 14:13 · 14:29 · 15:5 · 16:1 · 16:7 · 17:2 · 17:8 · 17:13 · 17:17 · 18:1 · 18:21 · 18:31 · 19:9 · 20:9 · 20:12 · 21:1 · 21:17 · 21:28
2 Kings 3:12 · 7:19 · 18:20 · 18:36 · 20:4 · 22:9 · 22:11 · 22:20 · 25:30
1 Chronicles 4:22 · 16:15 · 16:37 · 17:3 · 21:4 · 21:6 · 21:12 · 22:8 · 23:27 · 25:5 · 26:32 · 27:1 · 27:24 · 28:21 · 29:29
2 Chronicles 8:13 · 8:14 · 9:5 · 9:24 · 9:29 · 10:6 · 10:9 · 11:2 · 11:4 · 12:7 · 12:12 · 12:15 · 12:16 · 13:22 · 16:11 · 19:6 · 19:11 · 19:13 · 20:34 · 28:26 · 29:30 · 30:5 · 31:5 · 31:16 · 32:1 · 33:18 · 33:19 · 34:16 · 34:28 · 35:27 · 36:16
Ezra 3:4 · 7:1 · 7:11 · 9:4 · 10:5
Nehemiah 1:1 · 1:8 · 2:20 · 5:12 · 5:13 · 6:4 · 6:5 · 8:9 · 8:13 · 9:8 · 11:23 · 12:47
Esther 1:12 · 1:13 · 1:19 · 2:1 · 3:1 · 5:5 · 9:26
Job 4:2 · 4:12 · 11:2 · 16:3 · 19:28 · 26:14 · 31:40 · 33:13 · 41:4* · 42:7
Psalms 17:4 · 18:1* · 19:4* · 33:6 · 45:2* · 45:5* · 50:17 · 59:13* · 64:4* · 65:4* · 79:9 · 103:20 · 105:8 · 105:27 · 105:42 · 107:20 · 119:42 · 119:57 · 119:89 · 119:105 · 119:130 · 119:139 · 137:3 · 141:4 · 145:5 · 147:18 · 148:8
Proverbs 1:6 · 10:19 · 12:25 · 13:5 · 14:23 · 15:23 · 18:13 · 22:17 · 24:26 · 27:11 · 29:12 · 30:1 · 30:6 · 30:8 · 31:1
Ecclesiastes 1:1 · 5:2* · 8:4 · 9:17 · 12:11
Isaiah 2:1 · 8:20 · 9:7* · 29:11 · 29:18 · 31:2 · 36:5 · 36:21 · 38:4 · 40:8 · 41:28 · 42:16 · 59:13
Jeremiah 1:1 · 1:2 · 1:4 · 2:31 · 3:12 · 5:28 · 7:1 · 7:4 · 7:8 · 7:23 · 13:12 · 14:1 · 14:17 · 23:9 · 23:28 · 23:38 · 25:3 · 25:13 · 27:18 · 29:1 · 29:10 · 31:23 · 32:17 · 32:27 · 33:14 · 34:18 · 38:21 · 42:5 · 44:20 · 46:1 · 47:1 · 49:34 · 51:61 · 51:64 · 52:34
Ezekiel 1:3 · 2:7 · 3:16 · 9:11 · 11:25 · 24:20
Daniel 1:5 · 9:2 · 9:12 · 9:23 · 9:25 · 10:11 · 12:4 · 12:9
Hosea 1:1 · 14:3*
Joel 1:1 · 2:11
Amos 1:1 · 8:11
Jonah 1:1 · 3:1 · 3:6
Micah 2:7
Zephaniah 1:1
Haggai 1:1 · 1:3 · 2:1 · 2:10 · 2:20
Zechariah 1:1 · 1:6 · 1:7 · 4:8 · 6:9 · 7:1 · 7:4 · 7:8 · 7:12 · 8:1 · 8:18