Divrah דִּבְרָה
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| דִּבְרָה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | divrah |
| Strong's number | H1700 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | cause |
| Occurrences | 5 in 5 verses |
| Most frequent in | Ecclesiastes (3) |
Divrah (Hebrew דִּבְרָה, Strong's H1700) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “cause”. It occurs 5 times in 5 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
cause, manner, reason
Aramaic equivalent: div.rah (דִּבְרָה "cause" H1701)
Aramaic equivalent: div.rah (דִּבְרָה "cause" H1701)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | cause (1), order (1), estate (1), end (1), regard (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | my cause (1), order (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Divrah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Job
- Job 5:8I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause:However, if I were you, I would appeal to God and lay my cause before Him—
Psalms
- Psalm 110:4The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.The LORD has sworn and will not change His mind: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
Ecclesiastes
- Ecclesiastes 3:18I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts.I said to myself, “As for the sons of men, God tests them so that they may see for themselves that they are but beasts.”
- Ecclesiastes 7:14In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.In the day of prosperity, be joyful, but in the day of adversity, consider this: God has made one of these along with the other, so that a man cannot discover anything that will come after him.
- Ecclesiastes 8:2I counsel thee to keep the king’s commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God.Keep the king’s command, I say, because of your oath before God.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).