The meaning of “דָבַר”
Understanding dâbar reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
דָבַר
answer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, [idiom] well, [idiom] work. - perhaps properly, to arrange - but used figuratively (of words), to speak - rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue 1) to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing 1a) (Qal) to speak 1b) (Niphal) to speak with one another, talk 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to speak 1c2) to promise 1d) (Pual) to be spoken 1e) (Hithpael) to speak 1f) (Hiphil) to lead away, put to flight
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Devotional Reflection
How does the original Hebrew meaning of 'דָבַר' deepen your understanding of Genesis 31:24?