Hebrew · Strong's H1697 · Noun (masculine)
דָּבָר
da·var
word: thing
295times used
272verses
27books
How it's translated
- the thing52
- the matter28
- anything26
- the things24
- the word13
- is the thing12
- thing12
- the words11
Definition
: thing/matter
1) speech, word, speaking, thing
1a) speech
1b) saying, utterance
1c) word, words
1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension)
Between Hebrew and Greek
The Greek Old Testament (the Septuagint), the Bible the first Christians often quoted, translates this word as:
Where it appears
Genesisacross the Old TestamentMalachi
- 1 Samuel30
- Genesis26
- 2 Samuel23
- Exodus22
- 1 Kings21
- Deuteronomy19
- 2 Kings15
- 2 Chronicles12
- Esther12
- Joshua10
…and 17 more books.
Every verse
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