Hebrew · H1697, H1696, H6213 · unreviewed

גַּם אֶת־הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה אֲשֶׁר דִּבַּרְתָּ אֶעֱשֶׂה

A word ; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing ; adverbially, a cause · perhaps properly, to arrange ; but used figuratively (of words), to speak ; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue · to do or make , in the broadest sense and widest application

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דָּבָר H1697 a word ; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing ; adverbially, a cause

Pronunciation dāḇār

Word that moves from speech to action: what is spoken becomes a matter of real consequence and effect.

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דָבַר H1696 perhaps properly, to arrange ; but used figuratively (of words), to speak ; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue

Pronunciation dābar

Speech arranges reality: God's word creates and commands; human speech binds covenantally through promise and declaration.

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עָשָׂה H6213 to do or make , in the broadest sense and widest application

Pronunciation asah

Broadest action verb in Hebrew; encompasses creation, covenant-making, and moral conduct—God's primary verb for purposeful activity.

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What does גַּם אֶת־הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה אֲשֶׁר דִּבַּרְתָּ אֶעֱשֶׂה (gam et-haddavar hazzeh asher dibbarta e'eseh) mean in the Bible?

דָּבָר · דָבַר · עָשָׂה is a Hebrew word meaning "a word ; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing ; adverbially, a cause".

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Meaning

a word ; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing ; adverbially, a cause

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 691 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Perfect 391 Imperfect 143 Imperative 81 Participle 55 Cohortative 8 Infinitive construct 8 Infinitive absolute 3 Participle passive 2

Stem

Piel 662 Qal 21 Hithpael 3 Niphal 3 Hiphil 1 Pual 1

Mood

Indicative 391 Indicative/jussive 94 Imperative 81 Indicative/cohortative 39 Jussive 10

OT Occurrences

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)

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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