אֲדַ֫בֵּ֥רָה
𐤀𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤄
dâbar
I-would-speak
To speak, communicate, or express something verbally; to relate, report, or declare. The verb דָּבַר (dābar) primarily indicates the act of speaking or communicating, emphasizing the content and purpose of what is said, often in formal, deliberate, or consequential contexts. It can also, in less common usages, bear the sense of 'to lead,' 'to arrange,' or 'to deal with' and, very rarely, 'to destroy' or 'to subdue,' likely as an extended or specialized sense.
Job 16:4 · Word #4
Lexicon H1696
| Lemma | דָבַר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤃𐤁𐤓 |
| Transliteration | dâbar |
| Strong's | H1696 |
| Definition | To speak, communicate, or express something verbally; to relate, report, or declare. The verb דָּבַר (dābar) primarily indicates the act of speaking or communicating, emphasizing the content and purpose of what is said, often in formal, deliberate, or consequential contexts. It can also, in less common usages, bear the sense of 'to lead,' 'to arrange,' or 'to deal with' and, very rarely, 'to destroy' or 'to subdue,' likely as an extended or specialized sense. |
Morphology HVph1cs
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | p — Piel — Intensive active |
| Conjugation | h — Cohortative — First-person wish or intention |
| Person | 1 — 1st person — First person ("I" / "we") |
| Gender | c — Common — Common (both genders) |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | I-would-speak |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1696-02
Let me declare
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Piel stem (intensive/expressive), cohortative, 1st person common singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Piel stem conveys deliberate, formal, or intensified speech, and the cohortative 1st person singular expresses volition or resolve. "Let me declare" reflects both the intentional nuance and the communicative force inherent in the root דבר. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
I would speak
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Changed from 'Let me declare' to 'I would speak', aligning more closely with the optative/counterfactual intent expressed by the cohortative and matching the context of expressing an unrealized action. |