What does דָּבָר · רַע mean in the Bible?
דָּבָר · רַע is a Hebrew phrase meaning "evil/distressing word".
Hebrew · H1697, H7451
הַדָּבָר הָרָע
A word ; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing ; adverbially, a cause · bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
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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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רַע H7451 bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
Pronunciation ra
Encompasses both moral wickedness and physical affliction; God's judgment often conflates ethical and natural evil.
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What does הַדָּבָר הָרָע (haddavar hara) mean in the Bible?
דָּבָר · רַע is a Hebrew phrase meaning "evil/distressing word".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1697, H7451?
H1697, H7451 is connected to 2,121 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. evil/distressing word
Strong's H1697, H7451
Lexical occurrences 2,121 verses Source Gloss
evil/distressing word
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
הַדָּבָר הָרָע is built from this root:
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