Strong's H1696 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: דָבַר (dâbar)

Pronunciation: daw-bar'

Morphology: v

Derivation: a primitive root

Definition: perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue

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

Senses

1. to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing
   1. (Qal) to speak
   2. (Niphal) to speak with one another, talk
   3. (Piel)
      1. to speak
      2. to promise
   4. (Pual) to be spoken
   5. (Hithpael) to speak
   6. (Hiphil) to lead away, put to flight

Cross References