לִ/דְבַר
𐤋/𐤃𐤁𐤓
Davar
according to the word
A discrete unit of speech (word), message, or utterance; more broadly, an event, matter, issue, or thing under consideration. 'Davar' serves as a flexible term in Biblical Hebrew, used to denote both spoken and written words, as well as abstract or concrete matters or affairs. Its semantic range includes specific utterances, divine messages or commandments, matters of legal or administrative concern, and, in extended use, events, situations, or objects.
ndaba "message, affair" (Sukuma) · nyaya "matter, issue, story, news, case, conversation topic" (Shona) · indaba "matter, business, affair, word, news" (Ndebele) +3 more1 Chronicles 16:37 · Word #13
Lexicon H1697
| Lemma | דָּבָר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤃𐤁𐤓 |
| Transliteration | Davar |
| Strong's | H1697 |
| Definition | A discrete unit of speech (word), message, or utterance; more broadly, an event, matter, issue, or thing under consideration. 'Davar' serves as a flexible term in Biblical Hebrew, used to denote both spoken and written words, as well as abstract or concrete matters or affairs. Its semantic range includes specific utterances, divine messages or commandments, matters of legal or administrative concern, and, in extended use, events, situations, or objects. |
Morphology HR/Ncmsc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
Common Translation
| Phrase | according to the word |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1697-53
to a spoken matter of
| Morphological Notes | Preposition לְ + masculine singular noun in construct state (דְּבַר). |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun דָּבָר derives from the root דבר (“to speak, declare”) and denotes something spoken that extends to a matter or affair. The prefixed לְ (“to/for”) plus masculine singular construct state requires a rendering like “to a spoken matter of,” preserving both the directional preposition and the construct linkage. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
according to the word of
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | P2 uses the customary phrase 'according to the word of' for לִדְבַר, as in 'according to the word of the day.' P1's 'to a spoken matter of' is awkward—this phrase in context refers to accordance with instruction or prescription. |
Bantu Hebrew
לִ/דְבַר (Davar) — A discrete unit of speech (word), message, or utterance; more broadly, an event, matter, issue, or thing under consideration. 'Davar' serves as a flexible term in Biblical Hebrew, used to denote both spoken and written words, as well as abstract or concrete matters or affairs. Its semantic range includes specific utterances, divine messages or commandments, matters of legal or administrative concern, and, in extended use, events, situations, or objects.
| Word | Meaning | Language |
|---|---|---|
| ndaba | message, affair | Sukuma |
| nyaya | matter, issue, story, news, case, conversation topic | Shona |
| indaba | matter, business, affair, word, news | Ndebele |
| indaba | matter, affair, news, issue, word | Swati |
| indaba | matter, issue, affair, news, story, subject of speech | Xhosa |
| Ndaba | matter, affair, news, discussion | Zulu |