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דָּבָר
dâbâr · Hebrew · Strong's H1697 · 1442 occurrences
The KJV renders 30 different Hebrew and Greek words as “thing”
What it means
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
from H1696 (דָבַר);
How the KJV renders it
act, advice, affair, answer, because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, commandment, counsel, decree, deed, due, duty, effect, errand, ness, hurt, language, manner, matter, message, thing, oracle, portion, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, sake, saying, sentence, some, somewhat to say, speech, talk, task, thought, tidings, what, which, word, work
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“thing”
also renders tìs (G5100), asthenḗs (G772), hágios (G40), mēdeís (G3367), tís (G5101), oudeís (G3762), lógos (G3056), prâgma (G4229), nomízō (G3543), ʼômer (H562), gâdôwl (H1419), zûwr (H2114), chay (H2416), ṭûwb (H2898), yârêʼ (H3372), kôl (H3605), kᵉlîy (H3627), mᵉlâʼkâh (H4399), mᵉʻaṭ (H4592), niddâh (H5079), nephesh (H5315), ʻôsheq (H6233), piggûwl (H6292), qôdesh (H6944), qâlal (H7043), qâsheh (H7186), raʻ (H7451), tahpukâh (H8419), tôwʻêbah (H8441)
“work”
also renders ergázomai (G2038), poiéō (G4160), ergasía (G2039), érgon (G2041), prâxis (G4234), katergázomai (G2716), energéō (G1754), lógos (G3056), prâgma (G4229), châshab (H2803), yᵉgîyaʻ (H3018), yêtser (H3336), mᵉlâʼkâh (H4399), maʻbâd (H4566), maʻbâd (H4567), maʻălâl (H4611), miphʻâl (H4659), miqshâh (H4749), ʻăbad (H5648), ʻăbôdâh (H5656), ʻăbîydâh (H5673), ʻălîylâh (H5949), ʻâsâh (H6213), pâlâʼ (H6381), pâʻal (H6466), pôʻal (H6467), pᵉʻullâh (H6468)
“thought”
also renders nóēma (G3540), enthýmēsis (G1761), epínoia (G1963), dianóēma (G1270), logismós (G3053), dialogismós (G1261), harhôr (H2031), zimmâh (H2154), chêqeq (H2711), môwrâsh (H4180), mᵉzimmâh (H4209), machăshâbâh (H4284), çêʻêph (H5588), ʻeshtônâh (H6250), rêaʻ (H7454), raʻyôwn (H7476), sêach (H7808), sarʻaph (H8312)
“cause”
“purpose”
also renders poiéō (G4160), gnṓmē (G1106), protíthemai (G4388), títhēmi (G5087), bouleúō (G1011), boúlēma (G1013), proairéomai (G4255), próthesis (G4286), zimmâh (H2154), zâmam (H2161), chêphets (H2656), châshab (H2803), yâʻats (H3289), machăshâbâh (H4284), ʻêtsâh (H6098), tsᵉbûw (H6640), shâthâh (H8356)
“ness”
“hurt”
“answer”
also renders apología (G627), apókrisis (G612), hypolambánō (G5274), eperṓtēma (G1906), apokrínomai (G611), apologéomai (G626), ʼêmer (H561), dâbar (H1696), yâdaʻ (H3045), maʻăneh (H4617), ʻânâh (H6031), ʻănâh (H6032), pithgâm (H6600), tûwb (H8421)
“commandment”
“decree”
“portion”
“reason”
“matter”
also renders hýlē (G5208), lógos (G3056), prâgma (G4229), gâdôwl (H1419), chêphets (H2656), ṭaʻam (H2941), millâh (H4405), millâh (H4406), pithgâm (H6600)
“what”
“manner”
“report”
“speech”
“talk”
“word”
“deed”
“promise”
also renders homologéō (G3670), exomologéō (G1843), epangelía (G1860), epángelma (G1862), epangéllō (G1861), ʼômer (H562), dâbar (H1696)
“which”
“business”
“question”
“care”
“counsel”
“request”
“tidings”
“message”
“provision”
“sentence”
“sake”
also renders ʼôwdôwth (H182), dibrâh (H1701)
“affair”
also renders pragmateía (G4230)
“case”
also renders aitía (G156)
“effect”
also renders ʻăbôdâh (H5656)
“oracle”
also renders lógion (G3051)
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Where it appears
1442 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Chronicles 4:22 · HC/Td/Ncmpa
and Jokim, and the men of Cozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had dominion in Moab, and Jashubilehem. These records are ancient.
1 Chronicles 10:13 · HNcmsc
So Saul died for his trespass which he committed against Yahweh, because of Yahweh’s word, which he didn’t keep, and also because he asked counsel of one who had a familiar spirit, to inquire,
1 Chronicles 11:3 · HR/Ncmsc
So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before Yahweh. They anointed David king over Israel, according to Yahweh’s word by Samuel.
1 Chronicles 11:10 · HR/Ncmsc
Now these are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who showed themselves strong with him in his kingdom, together with all Israel, to make him king, according to Yahweh’s word concerning Israel.
1 Chronicles 13:4 · HTd/Ncmsa
All the assembly said that they would do so, for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.
1 Chronicles 15:15 · HR/Ncmsc
The children of the Levites bore God’s ark on their shoulders with its poles, as Moses commanded according to Yahweh’s word.
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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.