The meaning of “לֹא דְבַר”
Understanding Lôʼ Dᵉbar reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or לוֹ דבַר Lôw Dbar (lo deb-ar'); (Samuel 9:4,5), or לִדְבִר Lidbir (lidbeer'); (Joshua 13:26), (probably rather לֹדְבַ...
לֹא דְבַר
or לוֹ דבַר Lôw Dbar (lo deb-ar'); (Samuel 9:4,5), or לִדְבִר Lidbir (lidbeer'); (Joshua 13:26), (probably rather לֹדְבַר Lôdᵉbar (lo-deb-ar') ); from לֹא and דֹּבֶר; pastureless Debir, Lodebar. - § Lo-debar = "not a pasture" - Lo-Debar, a place in Palestine 1) a town in Manasseh in Gilead east of the Jordan
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Samuel 9:4 | “And the king said unto him, Where is he? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he is in the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, in Lo–debar.” Word: לֹא דְבַר (Lôʼ Dᵉbar) | |
| 2 Samuel 9:5 | “Then king David sent, and fetched him out of the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, from Lo–debar.” Word: לֹא דְבַר (Lôʼ Dᵉbar) | |
| 2 Samuel 17:27 | “And it came to pass, when David was come to Mahanaim, that Shobi the son of Nahash of Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and Machir the son of Ammiel of Lo–debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim,” Word: לֹא דְבַר (Lôʼ Dᵉbar) |