לַ/דָּבָ֣ר
𐤋/𐤃𐤁𐤓
Davar
concerning the matter
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 moreGenesis 19:21 · Word #7
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 HRd/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 | concerning the matter |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1697-46
to the spoken matter
| Morphological Notes | Preposition ל with definite article + masculine singular common noun in absolute state. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun דָּבָר derives from the root דבר (“to speak, declare”) and originally denotes something spoken, later extended to any matter or affair. The prefixed ל with the definite article yields “to the,” and the singular masculine absolute form is preserved as “spoken matter.” |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
to the matter
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | 'To the spoken matter' is overly specific and less idiomatic than 'to the matter'; Hebrew 'דָּבָר' in this case refers to the affair or thing, not specifically speech. Adjusted for clarity and accuracy. |
Bantu Hebrew
לַ/דָּבָ֣ר (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 |