Lexical Definition

‎דִּבְרָה‎ dibrâh (dib-raw') cause ^H:N-M
feminine of ‎דָּבָר‎

cause, end, estate, order, regard.

• a reason, suit or style

1) cause, manner, reason

See Greek: λαλιά · τάξις

Extended Information

• Aramaic equivalent: div.rah (‎ד‎ִּ‎ב‎ְ‎ר‎ָ‎ה‎ "cause" דִּבְרָה)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

Aramaic form: דִּבְרָה
[‎דִּבְרָה‎] noun feminine cause, reason, manner — construct ‎עַל דִּבִרַת‎ because of, for the sake of Eccl 3:18; Eccl 7:14; Eccl 8:2 ‎עַלדִּֿבְרָתִי מַלְכִּיצֶֿדֶק‎ after the order, or manner, of Melchizedek Ps 110:4 (‎י‎ ancient genitive ending, to soften transition in poetry, Ges^{«GKC:90»§ 90} (3) a); suffix ‎דִּבְרָתִי‎ my cause, suit Job 5:8.

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