הוּא אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּר יְהוָה
Perhaps properly, to arrange ; but used figuratively (of words), to speak ; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue · (the) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God
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דָבַר H1696 perhaps properly, to arrange ; but used figuratively (of words), to speak ; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
יְהֹוָה H3068 (the) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God
What does הוּא אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּר יְהוָה (hûʾ ʾăšer-dibber YHWH) mean in the Bible?
דָבַר · יְהֹוָה is a Hebrew word meaning "perhaps properly, to arrange ; but used figuratively (of words), to speak ; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue".
Full entry for הוּא אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּר יְהוָה (H1696, H3068) · Browse the biblical lexicon
Meaning
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 662×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 21×
Hithpael reflexive or reciprocal — the subject acts on itself or mutually with others 3×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 3×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 1×
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 1×
Hebrew Verb Forms
How this verb appears across 691 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).
Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).
Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)