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Lexicon :: Strong's H1696 - dāḇar

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דָּבַר
Transliteration
dāḇar
Pronunciation
daw-bar'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 399

Strong’s Definitions

דָבַר dâbar, daw-bar'; a primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue:—answer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, × well, × work.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 1,143x

The KJV translates Strong's H1696 in the following manner: speak (840x), say (118x), talk (46x), promise (31x), tell (25x), commune (20x), pronounce (14x), utter (7x), command 4 misc (38x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1,143x
The KJV translates Strong's H1696 in the following manner: speak (840x), say (118x), talk (46x), promise (31x), tell (25x), commune (20x), pronounce (14x), utter (7x), command 4 misc (38x).
  1. to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing

    1. (Qal) to speak

    2. (Niphal) to speak with one another, talk

    3. (Piel)

      1. to speak

      2. to promise

    4. (Pual) to be spoken

    5. (Hithpael) to speak

    6. (Hiphil) to lead away, put to flight

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
דָבַר dâbar, daw-bar'; a primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue:—answer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, × well, × work.
STRONGS H1696: Abbreviations
[דָּבַר]1142 verb speak (original meaning dubious; range in order Thes is conjectural and not comprehensive enough; treiben MV does not explain Arabic or Hebrew usage, but only Aramaic A meaning go away, sustained by Arabic دَبَرَ بِهِ go away with it, would best explain the four branches of usage: —
(1) Arabic دَبَرَ depart, perish, IV. retreat, figurative retrograde, decline; دَبْرٌ passing away, death; Assyrian dabâru, Pi. drive away, BezOrient. Diplom, Vocab., Dibbara, pest-god, Hpt. in KAT2. 500, דֶּבֶר pestilence.
(2) Arabic دَبَرَ follow behind, in time, place, or station; دَبْرٌ part behind, دُبُرٌ back, דְּבִיר hindmost chamber of temple.
(3) Syriac rfbD lead, guide, cattle, sheep, government, take a wife, = Aramaic דְּבַר; Syriac axRuvbxD, Aramaic דַּבָּר leader; Syriac axrxbvuD, Aramaic דַּבָּרָא guidance; Syriac axrbfD, Aramaic דַּבְרָא, Hebrew דֹּבֶר; Syriac rfbdfm, Aramaic מַדְבְּרָא, Hebrew מִדְבָּר pasture, wilderness; Arabic دِبْرٌ, Syriac atxyRvubeD, Aramaic דַּבַּרְתָא, Hebrew דְּבוֺרָה swarm of bees, may be in this line, as led by their queen, so Thes.
(4) Arabic دَبَّرَ consider the end or issue (of an affair), relate (a story or tradition); دَبَّرَ فِى consider, دَبَّرَ عَلَى plan against; Phoenician דבר speak; Hebrew דִּבֶּר etc. Synonym of אָמַר say, as Aramaic מַלֵּל with אֲמַר; Greek λαλεῖν, λέγειν; Lat loqui, dicere; German reden, sagen) —
Qal41 only infinitive (once ?) & participle: Infinitive suffix בְּדָבְרֶ֑ךָ (by attraction to בְּשָׁפְטֶ֑ךָ for usual Piel) Psalm 51:6; Participle דֹּבֵר Exodus 6:29 + 30 times; plural דֹּבְרִים Numbers 36:5; Psalm 109:20; construct דֹּבְרֵי Psalm 5:7 + 3 times; feminine דֹּבְרוֺת Numbers 27:7; Psalm 31:19; passive דָּבֻר Proverbs 25:11; — speak, absolute Numbers 27:7; Numbers 32:27; Numbers 36:5 (P) Psalm 51:6 (?); דָּבָר דָּבֻר word spoken Proverbs 25:11; with accusative of thing דֹּבֵר דָּבָר speaking a word Job 2:13; אמת Psalm 15:2, תמים Amos 5:10, (מ)ישׁרים Proverbs 16:13; Isaiah 33:15, צדק Isaiah 45:19, שׁלום Esther 10:3; Psalm 28:3, שׁקר(יםׅ Psalm 63:12; Psalm 101:7; Jeremiah 40:16, כזב Psalm 5:7; Psalm 58:4, רע Psalm 109:20, נבלה Isaiah 9:16, הַוַּת נפשׁו Micah 7:3; with אֶל of person, unto Genesis 16:13 (J) Exodus 6:29 (P) Jeremiah 38:20; Jeremiah 40:16; Daniel 10:11; Jonah 3:2; בְּאָזְנֵי in the ears of Deuteronomy 5:1; Jeremiah 28:7; עַל concerning, about Psalm 31:19; Psalm 109:20; Jeremiah 32:42 (sometimes rendered against, but dubious); עִם with Psalm 28:3; הַמַּלְאָךְ הַדֹּבֵר בִּי the angel that spake with me (as a prophet, an instrument of communicating with Israel) Zechariah 1:9, 13, 14; Zechariah 2:2; Zechariah 2:7; Zechariah 4:1, 4, 5; Zechariah 5:5, 10; Zechariah 6:4 (see preposition בְּ III. 2 Ew§ 217 f. (3)).
Niph.4 Perfect נִדְבְּרוּ Malachi 3:16, נִדְבָּ֑רוּ Psalm 119:23, נִדְבַּרְנוּ Malachi 3:13; Participle הַנִּדְבָּרִים Ezekiel 33:30; reciprocal sense, speak with one another, talk, absolute Malachi 3:16; with בְּ, against Psalm 119:23; Ezekiel 33:30; with עַל, concerning, about Malachi 3:13 (RV against, see Ew§ 217 i.)
Pi.1089 Perfect דִּבֶּר Genesis 12:4 +, דִּבֵּ֑ר Genesis 21:1 + (on דִּבֶּ֑ר Exodus 12:25; Deuteronomy 26:19 see Bö§ 1021 d (1)i, 188); Imperfect יְדַבֵּר Genesis 44:7 +, יְדַבֶּרֿ Genesis 44:18 +; תְּדַבְּרוּן Genesis 32:20 [Genesis 32:19], תְּדַבֵּר֑וּן Psalm 58:2; Imperative דַּבֵּר Genesis 24:38 +, דַּבֶּרֿ Exodus 11:2 +; Infinitive דַּבֵּר Genesis 24:50 +, דַּבֶּרֿ Isaiah 59:13 +; Participle מְדַבֵּר Genesis 27:6 +; feminine מְדַבֶּרֶת 1 Samuel 1:13 +; — (הַדִּבֵּר Jeremiah 5:13, infinitive Ki48, probably Ol§ 182 e§ 23 (5), perhaps MV; but more probably a noun, as Ges§ 52 (2), Anm. 3 Ew§ 156 a, dubious perfect as Sta§ 222; בְּיוֺם דִּבֶּר Exodus 6:28; Numbers 3:1; Deuteronomy 4:15; תְּחִלַּת דִּבֶּרֿ Hosea 1:2, infinitive Ki48§ 987 (7)§ 23 (5); but more probably perfect, as Ges§ 52 (2). Anm. 3); — speak,
1. absolute Deuteronomy 18:17לֵאמֹר, less frequently וַיּאֹמֶר : 2 Kings 18:28 +, compare the phrases דברתי (י׳) אני Ezekiel 5:13 + 18 times Ezekiel; † דבר י'כי Isaiah 1:2; Isaiah 21:17; Isaiah 22:25; Isaiah 24:3; Isaiah 25:8; Jeremiah 13:15; Joel 4:8 [Joel 3:8]; Obadiah 18; † דבר י'פי כי Isaiah 1:20; Isaiah 40:5; Isaiah 58:14; Micah 4:4; † פי ידבר Psalm 49:4; † (י)דבר פי Psalm 66:14; Psalm 145:21; † השׁכם ודבר Jeremiah 7:13; Jeremiah 25:3; Jeremiah 35:14; † עוד זה מדבר Job 1:16, 17, 18.
2. with accusative of thing, very frequently, ד׳ את הדברים האלה Exodus 20:1; Deuteronomy 5:19 +; לָמָּה תְּדַבֵּר עוֺד דְּבָרֶיךָ why speakest thou any more of thy affairs ? 2 Samuel 19:30; עַד אִםדִּֿבַּרְתִּי דְּבָרָ֑י until I have told my errand Genesis 24:33; seldom followed by דָּבָר indefinite; as דָּבָר ד׳ Isaiah 58:13 speak a (mere, empty) word; so probably also דְּבָרִים ד׳ Hosea 10:4; with other nouns, e.g. דבר קשׁות spake rough words Genesis 42:7, 30 (E); גבהה ד׳ proud words 1 Samuel 2:3; טבות friendly words Jeremiah 12:6; טוב 1 Samuel 19:4; 1 Kings 22:13; Esther 7:9; שׁקר Isaiah 59:3 +, כזב Daniel 11:27, אמת Jeremiah 9:4 +, שׁוא Psalm 12:3 +; דבר שׁיר utter, sing a song Judges 5:12 משׁל 1 Kings 5:12; יְהוּדִית the Jewish language Nehemiah 13:24; † סרה rebellion Deuteronomy 13:6; Jeremiah 28:16; Jeremiah 29:32.
3. with persons:
a. rarely accusative לְשָׁלֹם דַבְּרוֹ יָֽכְלוּ they could [not] speak unto him peaceably Genesis 37:4 (J; but Ew§ 282 a about him); אֹתָם⬩⬩⬩וַיְדַבֵּר Numbers 26:3 (P, but text corrupt see Di; not satisfactory explanation yet given, possibly read אִתָּם see d).
b. most frequently with אֶל throughout the literature: Genesis 8:15 +; compare phrases אֶל משֶׁה לֵאמֹר וַיְדַבֵּר י׳ Exodus 6:10 + 87 times P; but אל משׁה לך וידבּר י׳ Exodus 32:7; Exodus 33:1 (JE); דבּר אל אהרן Leviticus 6:18 + 8 times (P); ישׂראל דבר אל בני Exodus 6:9 + 38 times (P); elsewhere, Exodus 19:6 (E) Deuteronomy 1:3; Deuteronomy 4:45 (D); אל (כל) העדה ד׳ Exodus 12:3; Leviticus 19:2; Numbers 16:24, 26 (P); אל לב ד׳ speak unto one's heart Genesis 24:45, i.e. to oneself, compare also על לִבָּהּ ד׳ 1 Samuel 1:13, see 5 below; אל is used inexactly for על 1 Samuel 3:12; 1 Kings 16:12; Isaiah 16:13; Jeremiah 27:13; Jeremiah 30:4; Jeremiah 33:14; Jeremiah 36:7, 31; Jeremiah 40:2; Jeremiah 50:1; Jeremiah 51:12, 62 where it is rendered concerning or against.
c. with לְ speak to 1 Kings 2:19; Ezekiel 32:21; Daniel 2:4; ליהוה speak, sing to Yahweh words of a song Joshua 10:12 (D) 2 Samuel 22:1 (= Psalm 18:1 title); in D, דבר ל promise to, in phrases † ל דבר(י׳) כאשׁר Deuteronomy 1:11, 21; Deuteronomy 6:3; Deuteronomy 9:3; Deuteronomy 10:9; Deuteronomy 11:25; Deuteronomy 12:20; Deuteronomy 15:6; Deuteronomy 18:2; Deuteronomy 26:18; Deuteronomy 27:3; Deuteronomy 29:12; Joshua 13:14, 33; Joshua 22:4; Joshua 23:5, 10 (all D); אשׁר דבר ל Deuteronomy 9:28; 1 Kings 8:24, 25, 26 (= 2 Chronicles 6:15, 16, 17). — דבר ל Genesis 24:7; Genesis 28:15; Genesis 49:28; Exodus 32:34 (J) Joshua 9:21 (P) Judges 14:7; 2 Samuel 23:3; Isaiah 30:10; Zechariah 9:10 usually rendered speak to, but often rather promise to. הֲיֵשׁ לְדַבֶּרלָֿךְ אֶלהַֿמֶּלֶךְ is it possible to speak for thee unto the king ? 2 Kings 4:13 (by attraction to לַעֲשׂוֺת לָךְ).
e. with † עִם speak with, (not P), Genesis 29:9; Genesis 31:24, 29; Exodus 19:9; Exodus 20:19 (twice in verse); Exodus 20:22; Exodus 33:9; Numbers 11:17; Numbers 22:19; Joshua 24:27 (all JE) Deuteronomy 5:4; Deuteronomy 9:10; Judges 6:17; 1 Samuel 9:25 (Greek Version of the LXX Th We Dr וַיִּרְבְּדוּ לְ spread a couch for) 1 Samuel 17:23; 2 Samuel 13:22; 1 Kings 1:14, 22; 2 Kings 6:33; 2 Kings 18:26; 2 Chronicles 9:1 (= אֶל 1 Kings 10:2) Nehemiah 9:18; Esther 6:14; Jeremiah 32:4; Daniel 8:18; Daniel 9:22; Daniel 10:11, 15, 17, 19; Hosea 12:5; דִּבַּרְתִּי אֲנִי עִם לִבִּי I spake, communed with my heart Ecclesiastes 1:16.
f.לִפְנֵי before, in the presence of Exodus 6:12; Numbers 36:1 (P) Judges 11:11; 1 Kings 3:22; Esther 8:3.
4. with בְּ
a. instrumental, דבר בְּ speak with, by, or by means of a person (see above Qal near the end) Numbers 12:2 (twice in verse); Numbers 12:6, 8 (E) 2 Samuel 23:2 (compare Dr), 1 Kings 22:28 2 Chronicles 18:27; Habakkuk 2:1; † בְּשֵׁם דִּבֶּר speak in the name of Exodus 5:23 (J) Deuteronomy 18:19, 20 (twice in verse); Deuteronomy 18:22; 1 Chronicles 21:19; Jeremiah 20:9; Jeremiah 26:16; Jeremiah 29:23; Jeremiah 44:16; Daniel 9:6; Zechariah 13:3; † ביד by the hand of Numbers 17:5; Numbers 27:23; Joshua 20:2 (P) 1 Samuel 28:17; 1 Kings 8:53 + 13 times Kings, 2 Chronicles 10:15 (= 1 Kings 12:15) Isaiah 20:2; Jeremiah 37:2; Jeremiah 50:1; Ezekiel 38:17.
b. local (figurative), בְּאָזְנֵי in the ears of Genesis 20:8 (E) Exodus 11:2; Deuteronomy 32:44 (J) Genesis 23:16; Numbers 14:28; Joshua 20:4 (P) Deuteronomy 31:28, 30; Judges 9:2, 3; 1 Samuel 8:21; 1 Samuel 11:4; 1 Samuel 25:24; 2 Samuel 3:19 (twice in verse); Jeremiah 26:15; Proverbs 23:9; † בלב דבר speak in the heart Ecclesiastes 2:15.
c. of the object, speak of, about (preposition בְּ IV. e Ew§ 217 f, (2)) Deuteronomy 6:7; Deuteronomy 11:19; 1 Samuel 19:3, 4; Psalm 119:46; Psalm 122:8; propose for (a wife) 1 Samuel 25:39 (compare Songs 8:8).
d. of hostility, against (Ew§ 217 f, (1)) Numbers 12:1, 8; Numbers 21:5, 7 (E) Job 19:18; Psalm 50:20; Psalm 78:19.
e. of price, בְּנַפְשׁוֺ at the cost of his life 1 Kings 2:23 (see בְּ III. 3).
5. with † עַל, of the object concerning or about which one speaks Genesis 18:19; Numbers 10:29 (J) Joshua 23:14 (D) Judges 9:3; 1 Samuel 25:30; 1 Kings 2:4, 27; 1 Kings 5:13 (twice in verse); 1 Kings 14:2; 1 Kings 22:23 (= 2 Chronicles 18:22), 2 Kings 10:10; 2 Kings 19:21 = Isaiah 37:22; 1 Chronicles 22:11; 2 Chronicles 23:3; Jeremiah 1:16; Jeremiah 18:7, 8, 9; Jeremiah 42:19. It may have this sense in most if not all of the following, where RV renders 1 Kings 2:18, 19; Esther 7:9; Jeremiah 18:20 for; 2 Chronicles 32:16; Nehemiah 6:12; Jeremiah 11:17; Jeremiah 16:10; Jeremiah 25:13; Jeremiah 26:13, 19; Jeremiah 35:17; Ezekiel 36:5; Daniel 9:12; Daniel 11:36; Hosea 7:13; Amos 3:1 against; and 1 Kings 9:5; 2 Kings 22:19; Jeremiah 10:1; Jeremiah 19:15 unto (על is used for אל unto 2 Chronicles 32:19; Jeremiah 6:10; Jeremiah 25:2; Jeremiah 26:2; Hosea 12:11); compare the phrase † דבר על לב speak upon the heart, speak kindly, comfort Genesis 34:3; Genesis 50:21 (E) Judges 19:3; Ruth 2:13; 1 Samuel 1:13 (seemingly from context על for אל, to her heart, to herself, see Dr), 2 Samuel 19:8; 2 Chronicles 30:22; 32:6; Isaiah 40:2; Hosea 2:16.
6. with infin. † דבר לעשׂות promise to do Exodus 32:14 (J) Deuteronomy 1:14; Ezekiel 6:10; Jonah 3:10; † דבר לתת promise to give Deuteronomy 19:8; † דבר למחות threaten to blot out 2 Kings 14:27; compare † דבר להזהיר i.e. so as to warn Ezekiel 3:18; Ezekiel 33:8.
Note.וַתָּקָם וַתְּדַבֵּר אֶתכָּֿלזֶֿרַע הַמַּמְלָכָה 2 Chronicles 22:10 Greek Version of the LXX ἀπώλεσε, Vulgate interfecit, scribal error for וַתְּאַבֵּד 2 Kings 11:1. Other explanations: plot against, waylay (Arabic دَبَّرَ) Thes MV; pronounce sentence, elliptical מִשְׁפָּטִים וַתְּדַבֵּר GesHdw Rob; but compare VB. —
† Pu. Imperfect בַּיּוֺם שֶׁיְּדֻבַּרבָּֿהּ in the day when she may be spoken for Songs 8:8 (see Pi. 4 c); Participle נִכְבָּדוֺת מְדֻבָּר בָּךְ glorious things are being spoken in thee (RV Pe MV of thee) Psalm 87:3.
Hithp. Participle מִדַּבֵּר = מִתְדַּבֵּר with accusative מִדַּבֵּר הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה speaking this word 2 Samuel 14:13; שָׁמַע (אֵת הַקּוֺל) מִדַּבֵּר אֶל׳ heard (the voice, or) one speaking unto Numbers 7:89 (P) Ezekiel 2:2; Ezekiel 43:6 (Di Numbers 7:89 would read מְדַבֵּר after Greek Version of the LXX; the meaning not appreciably different from Piel; the Hithp. difficult to reconcile with אֶל).
Hiph. Imperfect וַיַּדְבֵּר עַמִּים תַּחְתָּי Psalm 18:48 (2 Samuel 22:48 has וּמֹרִיד for rare וַיַּדְבֵּר), יַדְבֵּר עַמִּים תַּחְתֵּינוּ Psalm 47:4; either (compare Aramaic דַּבַּר) leads subject (so Ges coegit, De Now), or (compare Arabic أَدْبَرَ turn the back, retreat) puts to flight, figurative for subdues (so Hi).
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Genesis

8:15; 12:4; 16:13; 17:3; 17:22; 17:23; 18:19; 20:8; 21:1; 21:2; 23:8; 23:16; 24:7; 24:33; 24:38; 24:45; 24:50; 27:6; 28:15; 29:9; 31:24; 31:29; 32:19; 34:3; 34:6; 34:8; 35:13; 35:14; 35:15; 37:4; 41:9; 42:7; 42:7; 42:30; 44:7; 44:18; 45:15; 49:28; 50:21

Exodus

5:23; 6:9; 6:10; 6:12; 6:28; 6:29; 6:29; 11:2; 11:2; 12:3; 12:25; 19:6; 19:9; 20:1; 20:19; 20:22; 25:22; 31:18; 32:7; 32:14; 32:34; 33:1; 33:9; 34:29; 34:33; 34:34; 34:35

Leviticus

6:18; 19:2

Numbers

3:1; 3:1; 7:89; 7:89; 7:89; 10:29; 11:17; 12:1; 12:2; 12:6; 12:8; 12:8; 14:28; 16:24; 16:26; 17:5; 21:5; 21:7; 22:19; 26:3; 27:7; 27:7; 27:23; 32:27; 36:1; 36:5; 36:5

Deuteronomy

1:3; 1:11; 1:14; 1:21; 4:15; 4:45; 5:1; 5:4; 5:19; 5:21; 6:3; 6:7; 9:3; 9:10; 9:28; 10:9; 11:19; 11:25; 12:20; 13:6; 15:6; 18:2; 18:17; 18:19; 18:20; 18:22; 19:8; 26:18; 26:19; 27:3; 29:12; 31:28; 31:30; 32:44

Joshua

9:21; 10:12; 13:14; 13:33; 17:14; 20:2; 20:4; 22:4; 22:15; 22:21; 23:5; 23:10; 23:14; 24:27

Judges

5:12; 6:17; 9:2; 9:3; 9:3; 11:11; 14:7; 19:3

Ruth

2:13

1 Samuel

1:13; 1:13; 1:13; 2:3; 3:12; 8:21; 9:25; 11:4; 17:23; 19:3; 19:4; 19:4; 25:24; 25:30; 25:39; 28:17

2 Samuel

3:19; 3:27; 7:7; 13:22; 14:13; 19:8; 19:30; 22:1; 22:48; 23:2; 23:3

1 Kings

1:14; 1:22; 2:4; 2:18; 2:19; 2:19; 2:23; 2:27; 3:22; 5:12; 5:13; 8:15; 8:24; 8:25; 8:26; 8:53; 9:5; 10:2; 12:10; 12:15; 14:2; 16:12; 22:13; 22:23; 22:24; 22:28

2 Kings

4:13; 6:33; 10:10; 11:1; 14:27; 18:26; 18:28; 19:21; 22:19; 25:6; 25:28

1 Chronicles

17:6; 21:19; 22:11

2 Chronicles

6:4; 6:15; 6:16; 6:17; 9:1; 10:10; 10:15; 18:22; 18:23; 18:27; 22:10; 23:3; 30:22; 32:6; 32:16; 32:19

Nehemiah

6:12; 9:18; 13:24

Esther

6:14; 7:9; 7:9; 8:3; 10:3

Job

1:16; 1:17; 1:18; 2:13; 19:18

Psalms

5:7; 5:7; 12:3; 15:2; 18:1; 18:48; 28:3; 28:3; 31:19; 31:19; 47:4; 49:4; 50:20; 51:6; 51:6; 58:2; 58:4; 66:14; 78:19; 87:3; 101:7; 109:20; 109:20; 109:20; 119:23; 119:23; 119:46; 122:8; 145:21

Proverbs

16:13; 23:9; 25:11; 25:11

Ecclesiastes

1:16; 2:15

Song of Songs

8:8; 8:8

Isaiah

1:2; 1:20; 9:16; 16:13; 20:2; 21:17; 22:25; 24:3; 25:8; 30:10; 33:15; 37:22; 40:2; 40:5; 45:19; 58:13; 58:14; 59:3; 59:13

Jeremiah

1:16; 1:16; 4:12; 5:5; 5:13; 6:10; 7:13; 7:22; 9:4; 9:7; 10:1; 11:17; 12:1; 12:1; 12:6; 13:15; 16:10; 18:7; 18:8; 18:9; 18:20; 19:15; 20:9; 25:2; 25:3; 25:13; 26:2; 26:13; 26:15; 26:16; 26:19; 27:13; 28:7; 28:16; 29:23; 29:32; 30:4; 32:4; 32:42; 33:14; 35:2; 35:14; 35:17; 36:7; 36:31; 37:2; 38:20; 38:25; 39:5; 40:2; 40:16; 40:16; 42:19; 44:16; 50:1; 50:1; 51:12; 51:62; 52:9; 52:32

Ezekiel

2:1; 2:2; 3:18; 3:22; 3:24; 3:27; 5:13; 6:10; 14:4; 20:3; 32:21; 33:8; 33:30; 33:30; 33:30; 36:5; 38:17; 43:6; 44:5

Daniel

1:19; 2:4; 8:18; 9:6; 9:12; 9:22; 10:11; 10:11; 10:15; 10:17; 10:19; 11:27; 11:36

Hosea

1:2; 2:16; 7:13; 10:4; 12:5; 12:11

Joel

3:8

Amos

3:1; 5:10

Obadiah

1:18

Jonah

3:2; 3:10

Micah

4:4; 7:3

Habakkuk

2:1

Zechariah

1:9; 1:13; 1:14; 2:2; 2:7; 4:1; 4:4; 4:5; 5:5; 5:10; 6:4; 8:16; 9:10; 13:3

Malachi

3:13; 3:13; 3:16; 3:16

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1696 matches the Hebrew דָּבַר (dāḇar),
which occurs 1,144 times in 1,049 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 12 / 21 (1Ki 12:10–2Ki 4:17)

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:10 - And the young men who had grown up with him spoke H1696 to him, saying, “This is what you should say to this people who spoke H1696 to you, saying: ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, now you make it lighter for us!’ You should speak H1696 this way to them: ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist!
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:12 -

Then Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, just as the king had [fn]directed H1696, saying, “Return to me on the third day.”

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:14 - and he spoke H1696 to them according to the advice of the young men, saying, “My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke; my father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with [fn]scorpions!”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:15 - So the king did not listen to the people; because it was [fn]a turn of events from the LORD, in order to establish His word which the LORD spoke H1696 through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:3 - Then he gave a [fn]sign on the same day, saying, “This is the [fn]sign which the LORD has spoken H1696: ‘Behold, the altar shall be torn to pieces and the [fn]ashes which are on it shall be poured out.’”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:7 - Then the king said H1696 to the man of God, “Come home with me and refresh yourself, and I will give you a gift.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:11 -

Now an old prophet was living in Bethel; and his [fn]sons came and told him all the deeds which the man of God had done that day in Bethel; the words which he had spoken H1696 to the king, these also they reported to their father.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:12 - And their father said H1696 to them, “[fn]Which way did he go?” Now his sons [fn]had seen the way that the man of God who came from Judah had gone.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:18 - Then he said to him, “I too am a prophet like you, and an angel spoke H1696 to me by the word of the LORD, saying, ‘Bring him back with you to your house, so that he may eat bread and drink water.’” But he lied to him.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:22 - but have returned and eaten bread and drunk water in the place of which He said H1696 to you, “You are not to eat bread nor drink water”; your dead body will not come to the grave of your fathers.’”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:25 - And behold, men passed by and saw the body thrown on the road, and the lion standing beside the body; so they came and told H1696 about it in the city where the old prophet had lived.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:26 -

Now when the prophet who had brought him back from the way heard about it, he said, “It is the man of God, who [fn]disobeyed the [fn]command of the LORD; therefore the LORD has given him to the lion, which has torn him and killed him, in accordance with the word of the LORD which He spoke H1696 to him.”

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:27 - Then he spoke H1696 to his sons, saying, “Saddle the donkey for me.” And they saddled it.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 14:2 - And Jeroboam said to his wife, “Now arise and disguise yourself so that they will not know that you are the wife of Jeroboam, and go to Shiloh. Behold, Ahijah the prophet is there, who said H1696 regarding me that I would be king over this people.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 14:5 - Now the LORD had said to Ahijah, “Behold, the wife of Jeroboam is coming to [fn]inquire of you about her son, because he is sick. You shall say H1696 such and such to her, for it will be when she arrives, that she is going to make herself unrecognizable.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 14:11 - “Anyone belonging to Jeroboam who dies in the city, the dogs will eat. And anyone who dies in the field, the birds of the sky will eat; for the LORD has spoken H1696 it.”’
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 14:18 - Then all Israel buried him and mourned for him, in accordance with the word of the LORD which He had spoken H1696 through His servant Ahijah the prophet.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 15:29 - And as soon as he was king, he struck and killed all the household of Jeroboam. He did not leave Jeroboam any [fn]persons alive, but kept killing until he had eliminated them, in accordance with the word of the LORD which He spoke H1696 by His servant Ahijah the Shilonite,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:12 -

So Zimri eliminated all the household of Baasha, in accordance with the word of the LORD which He spoke H1696 against Baasha through Jehu the prophet,

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:34 - In his days Hiel the Bethelite rebuilt Jericho; he laid its foundations with the loss of Abiram his firstborn, and set up its gates with the loss of his youngest son Segub, in accordance with the word of the LORD, which He spoke H1696 by Joshua the son of Nun.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 17:16 - The [fn]bowl of flour was not used up, nor did the jar of oil become empty, in accordance with the word of the LORD which He spoke H1696 through Elijah.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:11 - Then the king of Israel replied, “Tell H1696 him, ‘He who straps on his weapons had better not boast like one who takes them off.’”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:2 - And Ahab spoke H1696 to Naboth, saying, “Give me your vineyard so that I may have it for a vegetable garden, because it is close beside my house, and I will give you a better vineyard in place of it; if [fn]you prefer, I will give you what [fn]it is worth in money.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:4 - So Ahab entered his house sullen and furious because of the [fn]answer that Naboth the Jezreelite had given H1696 to him, since he said, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” And he lay down on his bed and turned his face away, and ate no [fn]food.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:5 -

But Jezebel his wife came to him and said H1696 to him, “How is it that your spirit is so sullen that you are not eating [fn]food?”

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:6 - So he said H1696 to her, “It is because I was speaking H1696 to Naboth the Jezreelite and saying to him, ‘Give me your vineyard for money; or else, if it pleases you, I will give you a vineyard in place of it.’ But he said, ‘I will not give you my vineyard.’”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:19 - “And you shall speak H1696 to him, saying, ‘This is what the LORD says: “Have you murdered and also taken possession?”’ And you shall speak H1696 to him, saying, ‘The LORD says this: “In the place where the dogs licked up the blood of Naboth, the dogs will lick up your blood, yours as well.”’”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:23 - “The LORD has also spoken H1696 of Jezebel, saying, ‘The dogs will eat Jezebel in the [fn]territory of Jezreel.’
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:13 -

Then the messenger who went to summon Micaiah spoke H1696 to him saying, “Behold now, the words of the prophets are [fn]unanimously favorable to the king. Please let your word be like the word of one of them, and speak H1696 favorably.”

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:14 - But Micaiah said, “As the LORD lives, whatever the LORD says to me, I shall speak H1696 it.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:16 - Then the king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear that you will tell H1696 me nothing but the truth in the name of the LORD?”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:23 - “Now then, behold, the LORD has put a deceiving spirit in the mouth of all these prophets of yours; and the LORD has declared H1696 disaster against you.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:24 -

Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah approached and struck Micaiah on the cheek; and he said, “How did the Spirit of the LORD pass from me to speak H1696 to you?”

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:28 - But Micaiah said, “If you actually return [fn]safely, the LORD has not spoken H1696 by me.” And he said, “Listen, all you people!”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:38 - They washed out the chariot by the pool of Samaria, and the dogs licked up his blood (it was there that the prostitutes bathed themselves) in accordance with the word of the LORD which He had spoken H1696.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:3 - But the angel of the LORD said H1696 to Elijah the Tishbite, “Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and say H1696 to them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are going to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron?’
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:6 - They said to him, “A man came up to meet us and said to us, ‘Go, return to the king who sent you and say H1696 to him, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore [fn]you will not get down from the bed upon which you have lain, but you shall certainly die.’”’”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:7 - Then he said H1696 to them, “What [fn]did the man look like, who came up to meet you and spoke H1696 these words to you?”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:9 -

Then the king sent to him a captain of fifty with his fifty men. And he went up to him, and behold, he was sitting on the top of the hill. And he said H1696 to him, “You man of God, the king says H1696, ‘Come down.’”

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:10 - But Elijah replied to the captain of fifty, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty.” Then fire came down from heaven and consumed him and his fifty men.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:11 -

So the king again sent to him another captain of fifty with his fifty men. And he said H1696 to him, “You man of God, this is what the king says: ‘Come down quickly!’”

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:12 - But Elijah replied to them, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty.” Then the fire of God came down from heaven and consumed him and his fifty men.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:13 -

So the king again sent the captain of a third fifty with his fifty men. When the third captain of fifty went up, he came and bowed down on his knees before Elijah, and begged him and said H1696 to him, “You man of God, please let my life and the lives of these fifty servants of yours be precious in your sight.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:15 - And the angel of the LORD said H1696 to Elijah, “Go down with him; do not be afraid of him.” So he got up and went down with him to the king.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:16 - Then he said H1696 to him, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Since you have sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron—is it because there is no God in Israel to inquire of His word? Therefore [fn]you will not get down from the bed upon which you have lain, but you shall certainly die.’”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:17 -

So Ahaziah died in accordance with the word of the LORD which Elijah had spoken H1696. And since he had no son, Jehoram became king in his place in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:11 - And as they were walking along and talking H1696, behold, a chariot of fire appeared with horses of fire, and they separated the two of them. Then Elijah went up by a [fn]whirlwind to heaven.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:22 - So the waters have been [fn]purified to this day, in accordance with the word of Elisha which he spoke H1696.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:13 - And he said to him, “Say now to her, ‘Behold, you have taken trouble for us with all this [fn]care; what can I do for you? [fn]Would you like me to speak H1696 for you to the king or to the commander of the army?’” But she [fn]answered, “I live among my own people.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:17 -

Now the woman conceived and gave birth to a son at that season [fn]the next year, as Elisha had told H1696 her.


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