What does דָּבָר · יְהֹוָה mean in the Bible?
דָּבָר · יְהֹוָה: A word carries divine authority and effect; God's speech accomplishes what it declares, not mere communication.
Hebrew · H1697, H3068
דָּבָר
A word ; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing ; adverbially, a cause · (the) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God
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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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יְהֹוָה H3068 (the) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God
Pronunciation YHWH
God's self-existence and eternity marked by the covenantal name revealing His unchanging, personal relationship with Israel
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What does דָּבָר (devar YHWH) mean in the Bible?
דָּבָר · יְהֹוָה: A word carries divine authority and effect; God's speech accomplishes what it declares, not mere communication.
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1697, H3068?
H1697, H3068 is connected to 7,976 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
CovenantRevelation
Hebrew phrase. A word carries divine authority and effect; God's speech accomplishes what it declares, not mere communication.
Source Gloss
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.
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Old Testament Witnesses
Authoritative revelatory speech from Israel’s covenant God delivered through His prophet.
Word Origins
Why This Word Matters
It frames the whole book as divine revelation, not private insight. Preachers and hearers must reckon with Micah as God’s own verdict, which carries binding authority for His people. Micah 1:1-5
Canonical Themes
Covenant Revelation
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain