וּ/דְבַר
𐤅/𐤃𐤁𐤓
Davar
and 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 Samuel 3:1 · Word #8
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 HC/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 | and the word |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1697-61
and word-of
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction וּ + masculine singular common noun in construct state. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun derives from דבר, "to speak," and denotes something spoken—"word" in its broad sense. The construct singular form requires "word-of," and the prefixed conjunction וּ adds "and." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and word of
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Added 'the' to render 'word' as definite, matching the Hebrew construct; the construct form signals 'the word of Yahweh,' not an indefinite or generic word. The SILEX definition allows either, but context calls for definiteness. |
Bantu Hebrew
וּ/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.