הַ/דְּבָרִ֥ים
𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌
Davar
the words
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 moreDeuteronomy 32:45 · Word #6
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 | the words |
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 words
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | P1 'the spoken matters' is technically possible, but in this context 'the words' is the usual and clearest rendering for 'hadevarim' in reference to speech or commandments. This fits SIBI convention for this frequent phrase. |
Bantu Hebrew
הַ/דְּבָרִ֥ים (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 |