Strong H1688H1688Hדְּבִיר
Debir
One of the 4 senses of Strong H1688
- Transliteration
- debîyr debir
- Pronunciation
- {deb-eer'} deb-eer'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
A man living before Israel's Monarchy, only mentioned at Jos.10.3
Meaning of the name
Lo-debar = "not a pasture"
General definition
In the biblical story
Debir
Amorite king of Eglon, defeated by Joshua
Debir was the Amorite king of Eglon who joined a coalition against Joshua but was defeated. (Jos.10.3)
In the Bible
Strong H1688H appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- debir1
First verses
- Joshua 10:3Wherefore Adoni–zedek king of Jerusalem sent unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying,