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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 Box 1Ki 6:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:5 - He built a complex of rooms against the outer walls of the Temple, all the way around the sides and rear of the building.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:16 - He partitioned off an inner sanctuary—the Most Holy Place—at the far end of the Temple. It was 30 feet deep and was paneled with cedar from floor to ceiling.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:19 - He prepared the inner sanctuary at the far end of the Temple, where the Ark of the LORD’s Covenant would be placed.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:20 - This inner sanctuary was 30 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 30 feet high. He overlaid the inside with solid gold. He also overlaid the altar made of cedar.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:21 - Then Solomon overlaid the rest of the Temple’s interior with solid gold, and he made gold chains to protect the entrance[fn] to the Most Holy Place.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:22 - So he finished overlaying the entire Temple with gold, including the altar that belonged to the Most Holy Place.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:23 - He made two cherubim of wild olive[fn] wood, each 15 feet[fn] tall, and placed them in the inner sanctuary.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:31

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:31 - For the entrance to the inner sanctuary, he made double doors of wild olive wood with five-sided doorposts.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 7:49

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:49 - the lampstands of solid gold, five on the south and five on the north, in front of the Most Holy Place;
the flower decorations, lamps, and tongs—all of gold;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 8:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:6 - Then the priests carried the Ark of the LORD’s Covenant into the inner sanctuary of the Temple—the Most Holy Place—and placed it beneath the wings of the cherubim.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 8:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:8 - These poles were so long that their ends could be seen from the Temple’s main room—the Holy Place—but not from the outside. They are still there to this day.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 3:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:16 - He made a network of interwoven chains and used them to decorate the tops of the pillars. He also made 100 decorative pomegranates and attached them to the chains.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 4:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:20 - the lampstands and their lamps of solid gold, to burn in front of the Most Holy Place as prescribed;

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 5:7 - Then the priests carried the Ark of the LORD’s Covenant into the inner sanctuary of the Temple—the Most Holy Place—and placed it beneath the wings of the cherubim.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 5:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 5:9 - These poles were so long that their ends could be seen from the Temple’s main room—the Holy Place[fn]—but not from the outside. They are still there to this day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 28:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:2 - Listen to my prayer for mercy
as I cry out to you for help,
as I lift my hands toward your holy sanctuary.
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