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Lexicon :: Strong's H1687 - dᵊḇîr

Aa
דְּבִיר
Transliteration
dᵊḇîr
Pronunciation
deb-eer'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From דָּבַר (H1696) (apparently in the sense of oracle)
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TWOT Reference: 399g

Strong’s Definitions

דְּבִיר dᵉbîyr, deb-eer'; or (shortened) דְּבִר dᵉbir; from H1696 (apparently in the sense of oracle); the shrine or innermost part of the sanctuary:—oracle.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x

The KJV translates Strong's H1687 in the following manner: oracle (16x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x
The KJV translates Strong's H1687 in the following manner: oracle (16x).

  1. the holy of holies, the innermost room of the temple or tabernacle

    1. hindmost chamber, innermost room of the temple of Solomon, most holy place, holy of holies

  2. (TWOT) oracle

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
דְּבִיר dᵉbîyr, deb-eer'; or (shortened) דְּבִר dᵉbir; from H1696 (apparently in the sense of oracle); the shrine or innermost part of the sanctuary:—oracle.
STRONGS H1687: Abbreviations
† I. דְּבִיר noun masculine (compare Arabic bdb018406 back, bdb018407 part behind) hindmost chamber, innermost room of the temple of Solomon = קדשׁ הקדשׁים holy of holies, most holy place, the place of the ark and the cherubic images, the throne-room of Yahweh 1 Kings 6:5, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 31; 1 Kings 7:49 (= 2 Chron 4:20) 2 Chronicles 8:6, 8 (= 2 Chronicles 5:7, 9) 2 Chronicles 3:16; Psalm 28:2. Probably read דְּבִיר 2 Kings 10:25 also, for MT עִיר; so Klo after LXX of Lucian (Lag.). (It is translated oracle in AV RV after Aq Symm χρηματιστήριον, Vulgate oraculum, on the incorrect theory that it was derived from דִּבֶּר speak.)
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Kings

6:5; 6:16; 6:19; 6:20; 6:21; 6:22; 6:23; 6:31; 7:49

2 Kings

10:25

2 Chronicles

3:16; 4:20; 5:7; 5:9; 8:6; 8:8

Psalms

28:2

H1687

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1687 matches the Hebrew דְּבִיר (dᵊḇîr),
which occurs 16 times in 16 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:5 - Against the wall of the house he built [fn]extensions around the walls of the house, around both the main room (Holy Place) and the [fn]Holy of Holies; and he made side chambers all around.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:16 - He built twenty cubits on the rear of the house with boards of cedar from the floor to the ceiling; he built its interior as the [inner] sanctuary, the Holy of Holies.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:19 - Then he prepared the Holy of Holies within the house in order to put the ark of the covenant of the LORD there.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:20 - The Holy of Holies was twenty cubits in length, twenty cubits in width, and twenty cubits in height (a cube), and he overlaid it with pure gold. He also overlaid the cedar altar [with gold].

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:21 - Solomon overlaid the interior of the house with pure gold, and he drew [fn]chains of gold across the front of the Holy of Holies (inner sanctuary), and he overlaid it with gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:22 - Then he overlaid the entire house with gold, until the whole house was finished. He also overlaid the entire [incense] altar which was by the Holy of Holies with gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:23 -

Within the Holy of Holies he made two [fn]cherubim (sculptured figures) of olive wood, each ten cubits high.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:31

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:31 -

For the entrance of the Holy of Holies he made two [folding] doors of olive wood, the lintel (header above the door) and five-sided doorposts (frames).

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:49

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:49 - the lampstands of pure gold, five on the right side and five on the left, in front of the Holy of Holies (inner sanctuary); with the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs of gold;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:6 - Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place, into the inner sanctuary of the house, into the Holy of Holies, under the wings of the cherubim.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:8 - The poles were so long that the ends of the poles were visible from the Holy Place that was in front of the [fn]Holy of Holies, but they were not visible from the outside; they are there to this day (the date of this writing).

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:16 - He made chains [like a necklace] in the inner sanctuary and put them on the tops of the pillars; and he made a hundred pomegranates and put them on the chains.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:20 - and the lampstands with their lamps of pure gold, to burn in front of the inner sanctuary (the Holy of Holies) as directed;

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 5:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 5:7 - Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place, to the inner sanctuary of the house, into the Holy of Holies, under the wings of the cherubim;

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 5:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 5:9 - The poles were so long that the ends of the poles of the ark were visible from the front of the Holy of Holies (inner sanctuary), but were not visible from the outside. They are there to this day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:2 -

Hear the voice of my supplication (specific requests, humble entreaties) as I cry to You for help,

As I lift up my hands and heart toward Your innermost sanctuary (Holy of Holies).

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