וְ/דִבְרֵ֖י
𐤅/𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉
Davar
and matters
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 morePsalms 145:5 · Word #4
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 HC/Ncmpc
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 | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and matters |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1697-73
and utterances of
| Morphological Notes | Masculine plural noun in construct state with prefixed conjunction וְ ('and'); literally 'and utterances of…' |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun derives from the root דבר ('to speak, declare') and in plural construct form denotes multiple spoken matters or declarations belonging to what follows. Rendering it as 'utterances of' preserves the speech-derived sense while reflecting the construct relationship. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and utterances of
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | The root meaning of 'davar' as speech or utterances fits this context where the focus is on recounting or meditating upon spoken acts or words. |
Bantu Hebrew
וְ/דִבְרֵ֖י (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.