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Leviticus 27:2
“Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When a man shall make a singular vow, the persons shall be for the Lord by thy estimation.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
דָבַרdâbar · daw-bar'
H1696 · Hebrew
H1696 · Hebrew
- Definition
- perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- answer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, [idiom] well, [idiom] work.
- Grammar
- דַּבֵּ֞ר — verb Piel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 1,144 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 8:15Genesis 12:4Genesis 16:13Genesis 17:3Genesis 17:22
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read דָבַר here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.