דָבַר
Perhaps properly, to arrange ; but used figuratively (of words), to speak ; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
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What does דָבַר (dābar) mean in the Bible?
דָבַר (dābar) is a Hebrew word meaning "perhaps properly, to arrange ; but used figuratively (of words), to speak ; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue".
Meaning
Speech arranges reality: God's word creates and commands; human speech binds covenantally through promise and declaration.
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue BDB: speak Usage: answer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, × well, × work.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 662×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 21×
Hithpael reflexive or reciprocal — the subject acts on itself or mutually with others 3×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 3×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 1×
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 1×
Biblical Occurrences
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