הַ/דָּבָ֔ר
𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓
Davar
the message
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 moreDaniel 10:1 · Word #19
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/Ncmsa
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 | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | the message |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1697-33
the spoken-matter
| Morphological Notes | Noun, common, masculine singular absolute with definite article (הַ־). |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun דָּבָר derives from the root דבר, "to speak, declare," and originally denotes something spoken. Rendering it as "the spoken-matter" preserves both its speech-derived origin and its broadened sense of an issue or affair, while reflecting the masculine singular noun with the definite article. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
the message
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | As with position 14, 'the message' is preferable to P1 'the spoken-matter' for הדָבָר in this context of prophetic revelation. |
Bantu Hebrew
הַ/דָּבָ֔ר (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 |