H1697
Word (Dabar)
דָּבָר (dabar)
A spoken reality — the dynamic, creative, effectual speech of God that accomplishes His purposes.
Hebrew
Pronunciation: dah-BAHR
Definition
Dabar is the Hebrew word for word, meaning speech, matter, or thing. God's dabar is uniquely powerful — it creates, commands, promises, and accomplishes. What God speaks, happens.
Featured KJV occurrences (3)
Isaiah 55:11
“So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please.”Read in context
Psalm 33:6
“By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.”Read in context
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