What does לֹא · הָיָה · דָּבָר mean in the Bible?
לֹא · הָיָה · דָּבָר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "there was not a thing".
Hebrew · H3808, H1961, H1697
לֹא־הָיָה דָבָר
Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no ; often used with other particles · to exist , i.e. be or become , come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) · a word ; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing ; adverbially, a cause
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לֹא H3808 not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no ; often used with other particles
הָיָה H1961 to exist , i.e. be or become , come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
Pronunciation hāyāh
Emphatic existential verb emphasizing actual occurrence or becoming; never mere grammatical copula 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 לֹא־הָיָה דָבָר (lo-hayah davar) mean in the Bible?
לֹא · הָיָה · דָּבָר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "there was not a thing".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3808, H1961, H1697?
H3808, H1961, H1697 is connected to 10,221 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. there was not a thing
Strong's H3808, H1961, H1697
Lexical occurrences 10,221 verses Source Gloss
there was not a thing
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
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