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דִּבְרִי

𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉

Diveri

H1704 noun

SILEX Entry

Root דבר to speak, declare, converse, utter words

Definition

A personal name meaning 'related to speech, of (the) word,' likely designating someone characterized by speech or associated with words or speech. Used specifically as a proper name for an Israelite individual, appearing as the father of Shelomith from the tribe of Dan (Leviticus 24:11).

Semantic Range

proper noun, personal name; 'of (the) word,' 'pertaining to speech'; used specifically as a patronymic designator; not used as a common noun or adjective

Root / Etymology

Derived from the root דָּבָר (davar), meaning 'word, speech, matter, event.' The form דִּבְרִי (Dibrîy) contains the -îy ending, indicating association or descent, thus 'of the word' or 'belonging to [the family of] word/speech.' The use here is as a personal or family name.

Historical & Contextual Notes

The name דִּבְרִי occurs exclusively in Leviticus 24:11 as an Israelite (specifically, from the tribe of Dan) and father to Shelomith. The context does not specify a descriptive meaning, but the formation matches other biblical patronymics or family designations that denote association with an abstract quality (here, speech or word). No direct evidence connects דִּבְרִי to occupational or characteristic terms outside this context; the meaning remains tied to naming patterns of Israelite onomastics. Later tradition sometimes interprets biblical onomastics more literally (e.g., 'talkative'), but the Hebrew text offers no indication that 'wordy' or 'talkative' was the intended nuance here. The figure is not mentioned outside Leviticus, and the name's construction has typical features for personal/family names formed from verbal roots. KJV and other major translations transliterate without interpreting, reflecting the lack of descriptive usage. 'Dibri' should not be confused with דָּבָר (davar, 'word') itself, nor does it function as an epithet in the Hebrew Bible.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from דָּבָר; wordy; Dibri, an Israelite; Dibri.

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Root Family

דבר (d-b-r) — to speak, declare, utter words, matter

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H1682 דְּבוֹרָה bees
H1683 דְּבּוֹרָה Bee-woman
H1687 דְּבִיר in the innermost sanctuary
H1688 דְּבִיר Devir
H1696 דָבַר I will speak

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
H1704-01 דִּבְרִ֖י diveri HNp Dibri Of-the-Word Diveri 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
H1704-01 Leviticus 24:11 דִּבְרִ֖י diveri HNp Dibri Of-the-Word Diveri
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