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Lexicon :: Strong's H1687 - dᵊḇîr

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דְּבִיר
Transliteration
dᵊḇîr
Pronunciation
deb-eer'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From דָּבַר (H1696) (apparently in the sense of oracle)
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TWOT Reference: 399g

Strong’s Definitions

דְּבִיר dᵉbîyr, deb-eer'; or (shortened) דְּבִר dᵉbir; from H1696 (apparently in the sense of oracle); the shrine or innermost part of the sanctuary:—oracle.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x

The KJV translates Strong's H1687 in the following manner: oracle (16x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x
The KJV translates Strong's H1687 in the following manner: oracle (16x).

  1. the holy of holies, the innermost room of the temple or tabernacle

    1. hindmost chamber, innermost room of the temple of Solomon, most holy place, holy of holies

  2. (TWOT) oracle

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
דְּבִיר dᵉbîyr, deb-eer'; or (shortened) דְּבִר dᵉbir; from H1696 (apparently in the sense of oracle); the shrine or innermost part of the sanctuary:—oracle.
STRONGS H1687: Abbreviations
† I. דְּבִיר noun masculine (compare Arabic bdb018406 back, bdb018407 part behind) hindmost chamber, innermost room of the temple of Solomon = קדשׁ הקדשׁים holy of holies, most holy place, the place of the ark and the cherubic images, the throne-room of Yahweh 1 Kings 6:5, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 31; 1 Kings 7:49 (= 2 Chron 4:20) 2 Chronicles 8:6, 8 (= 2 Chronicles 5:7, 9) 2 Chronicles 3:16; Psalm 28:2. Probably read דְּבִיר 2 Kings 10:25 also, for MT עִיר; so Klo after LXX of Lucian (Lag.). (It is translated oracle in AV RV after Aq Symm χρηματιστήριον, Vulgate oraculum, on the incorrect theory that it was derived from דִּבֶּר speak.)
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Kings

6:5; 6:16; 6:19; 6:20; 6:21; 6:22; 6:23; 6:31; 7:49

2 Kings

10:25

2 Chronicles

3:16; 4:20; 5:7; 5:9; 8:6; 8:8

Psalms

28:2

H1687

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1687 matches the Hebrew דְּבִיר (dᵊḇîr),
which occurs 16 times in 16 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:5 - And [fn]against the wall of the house he set chambers round about [fn]the temple and the ark.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:16 - And he built the twenty cubits from the top of the wall, one side from the floor to the beams, and he made it from the [fn]oracle to the most holy place.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:19 - in front of the oracle in the midst of the house within, in order to [fn]put there the ark of the covenant of the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:20 - The length was twenty cubits, and the breadth was twenty cubits, and the height of it was twenty cubits. And he covered it with [fn]perfect gold, and he made an altar

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:21 - in front of the oracle, and covered it with gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:22 - And he covered the whole house with gold, [fn]till he had finished gilding the whole house.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:23 - And he made in the oracle two cherubs of ten cubits measured size.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:31

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:31 - And for the door-way of the oracle he made doors of juniper wood, there were porches in a four-fold way.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:49

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:49 - (LXX 7:35) And he put the five candlesticks on the left, and five on the right in front of the oracle, being of [fn]pure gold, and the lamp-stands, and the lamps, and the [fn]snuffers of gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:6 - And the priests bring in the ark into its place, into the oracle of the house, even into the holy of holies, under the wings of the cherubs.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:8 - And the [fn]holy staves projected, and the ends of the holy staves appeared out of the holy places in front of the oracle, and were not seen without.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:16 - And he made chains, as in the oracle, and put them on the heads of the pillars; and he made a hundred pomegranates, and put them on the chains.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:20 - also the candlesticks, and the lamps to give light according to the pattern, and in front of the oracle, of pure gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 5:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 5:7 - And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the Lord into its place, into the oracle of the house, even into the holy of holies, under the wings of the cherubs.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 5:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 5:9 - And the staves projected, and the heads of the staves were seen from the holy place in front of the oracle, they were not seen without: and there they were to this day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:2 - (LXX 27:2) Hearken to the voice of my supplication, when I pray to thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy temple.
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