Strong's Concordance H1697

Original Word: דָּבָר
Transliteration: dâbâr
Phonetic Spelling: daw-baw'
from H1696; a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause; act, advice, affair, answer, × any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, chronicles, commandment, × commune(-ication), concern(-ing), confer, counsel, dearth, decree, deed, × disease, due, duty, effect, eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-) ness, glory, harm, hurt, iniquity, judgment, language, lying, manner, matter, message, (no) thing, oracle, × ought, × parts, pertaining, please, portion, power, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, × (as hast) said, sake, saying, sentence, sign, so, some (uncleanness), somewhat to say, song, speech, × spoken, talk, task, that, × there done, thing (concerning), thought, thus, tidings, what(-soever), wherewith, which, word, work.

Usages throughout the bible

1 Samuel 9:10 - Then said H1697 Saul to his servant, Well said; come, let us go. So they went unto the city where the man of God was.

1 Samuel 9:21 - And Saul answered and said, Am not I a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? wherefore then speakest thou so H1697 to me?

1 Samuel 9:27 - And as they were going down to the end of the city, Samuel said to Saul, Bid the servant pass on before us, (and he passed on,) but stand thou still a while, that I may shew thee the word H1697 of God.

1 Samuel 10:2 - When thou art departed from me to day, then thou shalt find two men by Rachel's sepulchre in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say unto thee, The asses which thou wentest to seek are found: and, lo, thy father hath left the care H1697 of the asses, and sorroweth for you, saying, What shall I do for my son?

1 Samuel 10:16 - And Saul said unto his uncle, He told us plainly that the asses were found. But of the matter H1697 of the kingdom, whereof Samuel spake, he told him not.

1 Samuel 11:4 - Then came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul, and told the tidings H1697 in the ears of the people: and all the people lifted up their voices, and wept.

1 Samuel 11:5 - And, behold, Saul came after the herd out of the field; and Saul said, What aileth the people that they weep? And they told him the tidings H1697 of the men of Jabesh.

1 Samuel 11:6 - And the Spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard those tidings, H1697 and his anger was kindled greatly.

1 Samuel 12:16 - Now therefore stand and see this great thing, H1697 which the LORD will do before your eyes.

1 Samuel 14:12 - And the men of the garrison answered Jonathan and his armourbearer, and said, Come up to us, and we will shew you a thing. H1697 And Jonathan said unto his armourbearer, Come up after me: for the LORD hath delivered them into the hand of Israel.

1 Samuel 15:1 - Samuel also said unto Saul, The LORD sent me to anoint thee to be king over his people, over Israel: now therefore hearken thou unto the voice of the words H1697 of the LORD.

1 Samuel 15:10 - Then came the word H1697 of the LORD unto Samuel, saying,

1 Samuel 15:11 - It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king: for he is turned back from following me, and hath not performed my commandments. H1697 And it grieved Samuel; and he cried unto the LORD all night.

1 Samuel 15:13 - And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of the LORD: I have performed the commandment H1697 of the LORD.

1 Samuel 15:23 - For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word H1697 of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king.

1 Samuel 15:24 - And Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned: for I have transgressed the commandment of the LORD, and thy words: H1697 because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice.

1 Samuel 15:26 - And Samuel said unto Saul, I will not return with thee: for thou hast rejected the word H1697 of the LORD, and the LORD hath rejected thee from being king over Israel.

1 Samuel 16:18 - Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, H1697 and a comely person, and the LORD is with him.

1 Samuel 17:11 - When Saul and all Israel heard those words H1697 of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.

1 Samuel 17:23 - And as he talked with them, behold, there came up the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the armies of the Philistines, and spake according to the same words: H1697 and David heard them.

1 Samuel 17:27 - And the people answered him after this manner, H1697 saying, So shall it be done to the man that killeth him.

1 Samuel 17:29 - And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause? H1697

1 Samuel 17:30 - And he turned from him toward another, and spake after the same manner: H1697 and the people answered H1697 him again after the former manner. H1697

1 Samuel 17:31 - And when the words H1697 were heard which David spake, they rehearsed them before Saul: and he sent for him.

1 Samuel 18:8 - And Saul was very wroth, and the saying H1697 displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom?

1 Samuel 18:20 - And Michal Saul's daughter loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing H1697 pleased him.

1 Samuel 18:23 - And Saul's servants spake those words H1697 in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a king's son in law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?

1 Samuel 18:24 - And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner H1697 spake David.

1 Samuel 18:26 - And when his servants told David these words, H1697 it pleased H1697 David well to be the king's son in law: and the days were not expired.

1 Samuel 19:7 - And Jonathan called David, and Jonathan shewed him all those things. H1697 And Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence, as in times past.

1 Samuel 20:2 - And he said unto him, God forbid; thou shalt not die: behold, my father will do nothing H1697 either great or small, but that he will shew it me: and why should my father hide this thing H1697 from me? it is not so.

1 Samuel 20:21 - And, behold, I will send a lad, saying, Go, find out the arrows. If I expressly say unto the lad, Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee, take them; then come thou: for there is peace to thee, and no hurt; H1697 as the LORD liveth.

1 Samuel 20:23 - And as touching the matter H1697 which thou and I have spoken of, behold, the LORD be between thee and me for ever.

1 Samuel 20:39 - But the lad knew not any thing: only Jonathan and David knew the matter. H1697

1 Samuel 21:2 - And David said unto Ahimelech the priest, The king hath commanded me a business, H1697 and hath said unto me, Let no man know any thing of the business H1697 whereabout I send thee, and what I have commanded thee: and I have appointed my servants to such and such a place.

1 Samuel 21:8 - And David said unto Ahimelech, And is there not here under thine hand spear or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king's business H1697 required haste.

1 Samuel 21:12 - And David laid up these words H1697 in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.

1 Samuel 22:15 - Did I then begin to enquire of God for him? be it far from me: let not the king impute any thing H1697 unto his servant, nor to all the house of my father: for thy servant knew nothing H1697 of all this, less or more.

1 Samuel 24:6 - And he said unto his men, The LORD forbid that I should do this thing H1697 unto my master, the LORD'S anointed, to stretch forth mine hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the LORD.

1 Samuel 24:7 - So David stayed his servants with these words, H1697 and suffered them not to rise against Saul. But Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on his way.

1 Samuel 24:9 - And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearest thou men's words, H1697 saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?

1 Samuel 24:16 - And it came to pass, when David had made an end of speaking these words H1697 unto Saul, that Saul said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And Saul lifted up his voice, and wept.

1 Samuel 25:9 - And when David's young men came, they spake to Nabal according to all those words H1697 in the name of David, and ceased.

1 Samuel 25:12 - So David's young men turned their way, and went again, and came and told him all those sayings. H1697

1 Samuel 25:24 - And fell at his feet, and said, Upon me, my lord, upon me let this iniquity be: and let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak in thine audience, and hear the words H1697 of thine handmaid.

1 Samuel 25:36 - And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, H1697 less or more, until the morning light.

1 Samuel 25:37 - But it came to pass in the morning, when the wine was gone out of Nabal, and his wife had told him these things, H1697 that his heart died within him, and he became as a stone.

1 Samuel 26:16 - This thing H1697 is not good that thou hast done. As the LORD liveth, ye are worthy to die, because ye have not kept your master, the LORD'S anointed. And now see where the king's spear is, and the cruse of water that was at his bolster.

1 Samuel 26:19 - Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words H1697 of his servant. If the LORD have stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering: but if they be the children of men, cursed be they before the LORD; for they have driven me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, Go, serve other gods.

1 Samuel 28:10 - And Saul sware to her by the LORD, saying, As the LORD liveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing. H1697