Strong's #1697: dabar (pronounced daw-baw')
from 1696; a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause:--act, advice, affair, answer, X any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, + chronicles, commandment, X commune(-ication), + concern(-ing), + confer, counsel, + dearth, decree, deed, X disease, due, duty, effect, + eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-)ness, + glory, + harm, hurt, + iniquity, + judgment, language, + lying, manner, matter, message, (no) thing, oracle, X ought, X parts, + pertaining, + please, portion, + power, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, X (as hast) said, sake, saying, sentence, + sign, + so, some (uncleanness), somewhat to say, + song, speech, X spoken, talk, task, + that, X there done, thing (concerning), thought, + thus, tidings, what(-soever), + wherewith, which, word, work.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon:
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dâbâr
1) speech, word, speaking, thing
1a) speech
1b) saying, utterance
1c) word, words
1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner
Part of Speech: noun masculine
Relation: from H1696
Usage:
This word is used 1438 times:
Esther 2:4: "the king be queen instead And the thing pleased the king;"
Esther 2:8: "So it came to pass, when the king's commandment and his decree was heard, and when many were gathered together"
Esther 2:15: "unto the king, she required nothing nothing but"
Esther 2:22: " And the thing was known to Mordecai, who told it unto Esther the queen; certified"
Esther 2:23: "And when inquisition was made of the matter, it was found out; therefore they were both hanged on and it was written"
Esther 2:23: "and it was written in the book of the chronicles before the king."
Esther 3:1: "After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman"
Esther 3:4: "them, that they told Haman, to see whether Mordecai's matters would stand: for he had told"
Esther 3:15: "went out, being hastened by the king's commandment, and the decree in Shushan the palace."
Esther 4:3: "province, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree"
Esther 4:9: "and told Esther the words"
Esther 4:12: "to Mordecai Esther's words."
Esther 5:5: "that he may do as Esther hath said. So the king and Haman came to"
Esther 5:8: "I shall prepare for them, and I will do tomorrow as the king hath said."
Esther 5:14: "the king unto the banquet. And the thing pleased Haman; and he caused the gallows"
Esther 6:1: "the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before"
Esther 6:3: "the king's servants that ministered unto him, There is nothing unto him, There is nothing done for"
Esther 6:10: "that sitteth at the king's gate: let nothing let nothing fail of all"
Esther 7:8: "Will he force the queen also before me in the house? As the word went out"
Esther 8:5: "and if I have found in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king,"
Esther 8:14: "being hastened by the king's commandment. And the decree was given at Shushan the palace."
Esther 8:17: "and in every city, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree"
Esther 9:1: "on the thirteenth of the same, when the king's commandment and his decree drew near"
Esther 9:20: "wrote these things, and sent unto all"
Esther 9:26: "of Pur. Therefore for all the words of this letter,"
Esther 9:30: "provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, with words of peace and truth,"
Esther 9:31: "for themselves and for their seed, the matters of the fastings and their cry."
Esther 9:32: "of Esther confirmed these matters of Purim; in the book."
Esther 10:2: "written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia?"
Job 2:13: "and none spoke a word unto him: for they saw that"
Job 4:2: "If we attempt to commune If we attempt to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? but who can withhold"
Job 4:12: " Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little"
Job 6:3: "than the sand of the sea: therefore my words are swallowed up."
Job 9:14: "How much less shall I answer him, and choose out my words to reason with"
Job 11:2: "Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man be justified?"
Job 15:3: "Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?"
Job 15:11: "small with thee? is there any secret thing"
Job 16:3: "Shall vain words have an end? or what emboldeneth thou answerest?"
Job 19:28: "Why persecute we him, seeing the root of the matter"
Job 26:14: "of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who"
Job 29:22: "After my words they spoke not again and my speech dropped upon"
Job 31:40: "and cockle instead The words of Job are ended."
Job 32:4: "had waited till Job had spoken, because were elder"
Job 32:11: "Behold, I waited for your words; I gave ear to your reasons, ye searched out"
Job 33:1: "my speeches, and hearken my words."
Job 33:13: "he giveth not account of his matters."
Job 34:35: "hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were without"
Job 41:12: "I will not conceal his parts, nor his power, nor his comely"
Job 42:7: "had spoken these words unto Job, the LORD said"
Psalms 7:1: "he sang unto the LORD, concerning the words of Cush the Benjamite. O LORD"
