הַ/דְּבָרִ֣ים
𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌
Davar
these things
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 Kings 21:1 · Word #3
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 HTd/Ncmpa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | these things |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1697-34
the spoken matters
| Morphological Notes | Noun, masculine plural absolute with definite article (הַדְּבָרִים). |
| Rendering Rationale | The plural noun דְּבָרִים with the definite article (הַ) denotes multiple instances of what has been spoken. "Spoken matters" preserves the root sense of declared speech while allowing the broader semantic extension to affairs or issues. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
the matters
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Adjusted from 'the spoken matters' to 'the matters' to better reflect the broader meaning of 'devarim' in narrative, not limited to speech. |
Bantu Hebrew
הַ/דְּבָרִ֣ים (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 |