דְּבָרַ֣/י
𐤃𐤁𐤓/𐤉
Davar
my 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 morePsalms 56:6 · Word #3
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 HNcmpc/Sp1cs
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 | my words |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1697-14
my utterances
| Morphological Notes | Masculine plural common noun in construct state with 1st person singular pronominal suffix ("my"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun דָּבָר denotes something spoken or declared, and in the masculine plural construct with a 1st person singular suffix it means "utterances of me." "My utterances" preserves the speech-derived core sense while reflecting the plural form and possessive suffix. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
my words
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Changed from 'my utterances' to 'my words' for directness and to reflect the common translation in this context; 'words' is closer to typical usage in lament psalms. |
Bantu Hebrew
דְּבָרַ֣/י (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 |