What does אִישׁ · דָּבָר mean in the Bible?
אִישׁ · דָּבָר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a man of words, a skilled speaker".
Hebrew · H376, H1697
אִישׁ דְּבָרִים
A man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) · a word ; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing ; adverbially, a cause
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אִישׁ H376 a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Pronunciation ish
Individual male person functioning as a foundational unit of social identity, kinship, and covenantal responsibility in Hebrew thought
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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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What does אִישׁ דְּבָרִים (ish devarim) mean in the Bible?
אִישׁ · דָּבָר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a man of words, a skilled speaker".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H376, H1697?
H376, H1697 is connected to 3,642 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. a man of words, a skilled speaker
Strong's H376, H1697
Lexical occurrences 3,642 verses Source Gloss
a man of words, a skilled speaker
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אִישׁ דְּבָרִים 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
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