What does דְּרוֹר (dĕrwōr) mean in the Bible?
דְּרוֹר (dĕrwōr): Freedom grounded in spontaneous, unobstructed flow—from literal liquid movement to liberation and purity
Hebrew · H1865
דְּרוֹר
Freedom ; hence, spontaneity of outflow, and so clear
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דְּרוֹר H1865
Pronunciation dĕrwōr
What does דְּרוֹר (dĕrwōr) mean in the Bible?
דְּרוֹר (dĕrwōr): Freedom grounded in spontaneous, unobstructed flow—from literal liquid movement to liberation and purity
Full entry for דְּרוֹר (H1865) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1865?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include freedom (3), liberty (3), of freedom (1), of liquid (1).
Where does דְּרוֹר (dĕrwōr) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 30:23. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (4), Exodus (1), Ezekiel (1), Isaiah (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It freedom 3× Jeremiah 34:15, Jeremiah 34:17
liberty 3× Leviticus 25:10, Isaiah 61:1, Jeremiah 34:8
of freedom 1× Ezekiel 46:17
of liquid 1× Exodus 30:23
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 30:23 דְּרוֹר֙ to of liquid Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 25:10 דְּר֛וֹר to liberty Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 61:1 דְּר֔וֹר to liberty Noun - masculine singular Jeremiah 34:8 דְּרֽוֹר׃ to liberty Noun - masculine singular Jeremiah 34:15 דְר֖וֹר to freedom Noun - masculine singular Jeremiah 34:17 דְר֔וֹר to freedom Noun - masculine singular Jeremiah 34:17 דְּר֜וֹר to freedom Noun - masculine singular Ezekiel 46:17 הַדְּר֔וֹר to of freedom Article | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 30:23
Aligned rows 8
Books represented 5
Exodus 1 Leviticus 1 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 4 Ezekiel 1
Source forms
דְר֖וֹר 1x ḏə·rō·wr Jeremiah 34:15
דְר֔וֹר 1x ḏə·rō·wr Jeremiah 34:17
דְּרוֹר֙ 1x də·rō·wr Exodus 30:23
דְּר֛וֹר 1x də·rō·wr Leviticus 25:10
דְּר֔וֹר 1x də·rō·wr Isaiah 61:1
דְּר֜וֹר 1x də·rō·wr Jeremiah 34:17
דְּרֽוֹר׃ 1x də·rō·wr Jeremiah 34:8
הַדְּר֔וֹר 1x had·də·rō·wr Ezekiel 46:17
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 7x Exodus 30:23, Leviticus 25:10, Isaiah 61:1, Jeremiah 34:8
Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Ezekiel 46:17
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Freedom grounded in spontaneous, unobstructed flow—from literal liquid movement to liberation and purity
Source Gloss
freedom ; hence, spontaneity of outflow, and so clear
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Freedom grounded in spontaneous, unobstructed flow—from literal liquid movement to liberation and purity
freedom; hence, spontaneity of outflow, and so clear BDB: a flowing Usage: liberty, pure.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witnesses
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Biblical Witnesses
freedom proclaimed to captives, release from bondage and oppression
freedom declared for Hebrew servants, release from servitude obligations
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 8 lexical occurrence verses.
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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