דִבַּ֤רְנוּ
𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤍𐤅
dâbar
we have spoken
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.
Numbers 21:7 · Word #8
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 HVpp1cp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | p — Piel — Intensive active |
| Conjugation | p — Perfect — Completed action |
| Person | 1 — 1st person — First person ("I" / "we") |
| Gender | c — Common — Common (both genders) |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
Common Translation
| Phrase | we have spoken |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1696-16
we declared
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Piel stem, perfect (suffix conjugation), 1st person common plural. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Piel stem of דבר commonly conveys deliberate, purposeful speech. The perfect 1st person common plural form is rendered as a completed action, hence "we declared," preserving both the intensive nuance and the plural speaker. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
we spoke
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Standardized from "we have spoken". |