ו/ידבר
𐤅/𐤉𐤃𐤁𐤓
dâbar
and they spoke
To speak, communicate, or express something verbally; to relate, report, or declare. The verb דָּבַר (dābar) primarily indicates the act of speaking or communicating, emphasizing the content and purpose of what is said, often in formal, deliberate, or consequential contexts. It can also, in less common usages, bear the sense of 'to lead,' 'to arrange,' or 'to deal with' and, very rarely, 'to destroy' or 'to subdue,' likely as an extended or specialized sense.
1 Kings 12:7 · Word #1
Lexicon H1696
| Lemma | דָבַר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤃𐤁𐤓 |
| Transliteration | dâbar |
| Strong's | H1696 |
| Definition | To speak, communicate, or express something verbally; to relate, report, or declare. The verb דָּבַר (dābar) primarily indicates the act of speaking or communicating, emphasizing the content and purpose of what is said, often in formal, deliberate, or consequential contexts. It can also, in less common usages, bear the sense of 'to lead,' 'to arrange,' or 'to deal with' and, very rarely, 'to destroy' or 'to subdue,' likely as an extended or specialized sense. |
Morphology HC/Vpw3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | p — Piel — Intensive active |
| Conjugation | w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and they spoke |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1696-83
and he declared
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Piel stem (intensive/expressive), sequential imperfect (waw-consecutive), 3rd person masculine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Piel stem conveys deliberate, purposeful verbal communication, often formal or emphatic, best reflected by "declared." The sequential imperfect 3ms with prefixed ו marks a past narrative sequence, hence "and he declared." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and they spoke
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | The verb is plural in this verse; P1 'and he declared' is singular. Rendering changed to match the plural context. |