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דָבַר

dâbar · Hebrew · Strong's H1696 · 1142 occurrences

What it means

perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue

a primitive root;

How the KJV renders it

answer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use, utter

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

Questions this word decides

• Is the seventh-day Sabbath binding on Gentiles?
• Will there be a literal thousand-year reign (the millennium)?
• Are any foods forbidden to Christians today?
• Should Christians pray to saints?
• What does Romans 14:5 mean about esteeming one day above another?
• What does 2 Timothy 3:16 mean that scripture is 'God-breathed'?

Where it appears

1142 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 60 verses shown.

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.