Strong H1697H1697Iדָּבָר

word: thing

One of the 9 senses of Strong H1697

Transliteration
dâbâr
Pronunciation
daw-bawr'
Morphology
Hebrew Noun (Masculine)

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)

General definition

From H1696; a word; by implication a matter (as spoken of) of 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.

In the Bible

Strong H1697I appears in 270 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • thing174
  • matter35
  • nothing19
  • word12
  • business6
  • let3
  • saying2
  • speech2
  • task2
  • care1
  • concern1
  • confer1

First verses

  1. Genesis 15:1
    After these things the word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.
  2. Genesis 18:14
    Is any thing too hard for the Lord? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.
  3. Genesis 19:8
    Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof.
  4. Genesis 19:21
    And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow this city, for the which thou hast spoken.
  5. Genesis 19:22
    Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.
  6. Genesis 20:8
    Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears: and the men were sore afraid.
  7. Genesis 20:10
    And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?
  8. Genesis 21:11
    And the thing was very grievous in Abraham’s sight because of his son.
  9. Genesis 21:26
    And Abimelech said, I wot not who hath done this thing: neither didst thou tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but to day.
  10. Genesis 22:1
    And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.
  11. Genesis 22:16
    And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:
  12. Genesis 22:20
    And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor;
  13. Genesis 24:9
    And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning that matter.
  14. Genesis 24:28
    And the damsel ran, and told them of her mother’s house these things.
  15. Genesis 24:50
    Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the Lord: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.
  16. Genesis 24:66
    And the servant told Isaac all things that he had done.
  17. Genesis 29:13
    And it came to pass, when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his sister’s son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these things.
  18. Genesis 30:31
    And he said, What shall I give thee? And Jacob said, Thou shalt not give me any thing: if thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again feed and keep thy flock:
  19. Genesis 31:1
    And he heard the words of Laban’s sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that was our father’s; and of that which was our father’s hath he gotten all this glory.
  20. Genesis 34:14
    And they said unto them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that were a reproach unto us:
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