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Lexicon :: Strong's H1688 - dᵊḇîr

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דְּבִיר
Transliteration
dᵊḇîr
Pronunciation
deb-eer'
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Part of Speech
proper locative noun, proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Strong’s Definitions

דְּבִיר Dᵉbîyr, deb-eer'; or (shortened) דְּבִר Dᵉbir; (Joshua 13:26 (but see H3810)), the same as H1687; Debir, the name of an Amoritish king and of two places in Palestine:—Debir.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x

The KJV translates Strong's H1688 in the following manner: Debir (14x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x
The KJV translates Strong's H1688 in the following manner: Debir (14x).

  1. Debir = "sanctuary"

    proper masculine noun

    1. the king of Eglon, one of the five kings hanged by Joshua

      proper locative noun

    2. a town in the mountains of Judah west of Hebron and given to the priests and a city of refuge

    3. a place on the northern boundary of Judah

    4. a town in the territory of Gad

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
דְּבִיר Dᵉbîyr, deb-eer'; or (shortened) דְּבִר Dᵉbir; (Joshua 13:26 (but see H3810)), the same as H1687; Debir, the name of an Amoritish king and of two places in Palestine:—Debir.
STRONGS H1688: Abbreviations
† II. דְּבִיר
1. proper name, masculine king of Eglon Joshua 10:3.
2. proper name, of a location.
a. דְּבִ֫רָה with ה ָ locative, northern border Judah Joshua 15:7 (westward Hup Psalm 28:2).
b. לִדְבִר town of the Gadites Joshua 13:26, perhaps Lôdebâr 2 Samuel 9:4 see H3810 לֹא דְבָר Di MV.
c. דְּבִיר Judges 1:11 (twice in verse); 1 Chronicles 6:43, דְּבִרָה Joshua 10:38, 39, elsewhere דְּבִר Joshua 15:15 +, a royal city of Canaanites anciently called קִרְיַת סֵפֶר Joshua 15:15; Judges 1:11, קִרְיַת סַנָּה Joshua 15:49; on the mountains of Judah, in region of Hebron Joshua 11:21; Joshua 15:49, assigned to the Aaronite priests Joshua 21:15 as a city of refuge 1 Chronicles 6:43; modern Dhoherîye, 5 hours southwest from Hebron, according to Kn, so Surveyiii. 402; other conjectures in Di Joshua 10:39 RiHWB 265.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Joshua

10:3; 10:38; 10:39; 10:39; 11:21; 13:26; 15:7; 15:15; 15:15; 15:49; 15:49; 21:15

Judges

1:11; 1:11

2 Samuel

9:4

1 Chronicles

6:43; 6:43

Psalms

28:2

H1688

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1688 matches the Hebrew דְּבִיר (dᵊḇîr),
which occurs 14 times in 12 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:3 - And Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem sendeth unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:38

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:38 - And Joshua turneth back, and all Israel with him, to Debir, and fighteth against it,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:39

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:39 - and captureth it, and its king, and all its cities, and they smite them by the mouth of the sword, and devote every person who is in it -- he hath not left a remnant; as he did to Hebron so he did to Debir, and to its king, and as he did to Libnah, and to its king.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:21 - And Joshua cometh at that time, and cutteth off the Anakim from the hill-country, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, even from all the hill-country of Judah, and from all the hill-country of Israel; with their cities hath Joshua devoted them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 12:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 12:13 - The king of Debir, one; The king of Geder, one;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 13:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:26 - and from Heshbon unto Ramath-Mispeh, and Betonim, and from Mahanaim unto the border of Debir,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 15:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:7 - and the border hath gone up towards Debir from the valley of Achor, and northward looking unto Gilgal, which is over-against the ascent of Adummim, which is on the south of the brook, and the border hath passed over unto the waters of En-Shemesh, and its outgoings have been unto En-Rogel;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 15:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:15 - and he goeth up thence unto the inhabitants of Debir; and the name of Debir formerly is Kirjath-Sepher.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 15:49

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:49 - and Dannah, and Kirjath-Sannah (it is Debir)

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 21:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:15 - and Holon and its suburbs, and Debir and its suburbs,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:11 - And he goeth thence unto the inhabitants of Debir (and the name of Debir formerly is Kirjath-Sepher),

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 6:58

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:58 - and Hilen and its suburbs, Debir and its suburbs,
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