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Lexicon :: Strong's H1688 - dᵊḇîr

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דְּבִיר
Transliteration
dᵊḇîr
Pronunciation
deb-eer'
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Part of Speech
proper locative noun, proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Strong’s Definitions

דְּבִיר Dᵉbîyr, deb-eer'; or (shortened) דְּבִר Dᵉbir; (Joshua 13:26 (but see H3810)), the same as H1687; Debir, the name of an Amoritish king and of two places in Palestine:—Debir.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x

The KJV translates Strong's H1688 in the following manner: Debir (14x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x
The KJV translates Strong's H1688 in the following manner: Debir (14x).

  1. Debir = "sanctuary"

    proper masculine noun

    1. the king of Eglon, one of the five kings hanged by Joshua

      proper locative noun

    2. a town in the mountains of Judah west of Hebron and given to the priests and a city of refuge

    3. a place on the northern boundary of Judah

    4. a town in the territory of Gad

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
דְּבִיר Dᵉbîyr, deb-eer'; or (shortened) דְּבִר Dᵉbir; (Joshua 13:26 (but see H3810)), the same as H1687; Debir, the name of an Amoritish king and of two places in Palestine:—Debir.
STRONGS H1688: Abbreviations
† II. דְּבִיר
1. proper name, masculine king of Eglon Joshua 10:3.
2. proper name, of a location.
a. דְּבִ֫רָה with ה ָ locative, northern border Judah Joshua 15:7 (westward Hup Psalm 28:2).
b. לִדְבִר town of the Gadites Joshua 13:26, perhaps Lôdebâr 2 Samuel 9:4 see H3810 לֹא דְבָר Di MV.
c. דְּבִיר Judges 1:11 (twice in verse); 1 Chronicles 6:43, דְּבִרָה Joshua 10:38, 39, elsewhere דְּבִר Joshua 15:15 +, a royal city of Canaanites anciently called קִרְיַת סֵפֶר Joshua 15:15; Judges 1:11, קִרְיַת סַנָּה Joshua 15:49; on the mountains of Judah, in region of Hebron Joshua 11:21; Joshua 15:49, assigned to the Aaronite priests Joshua 21:15 as a city of refuge 1 Chronicles 6:43; modern Dhoherîye, 5 hours southwest from Hebron, according to Kn, so Surveyiii. 402; other conjectures in Di Joshua 10:39 RiHWB 265.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Joshua

10:3; 10:38; 10:39; 10:39; 11:21; 13:26; 15:7; 15:15; 15:15; 15:49; 15:49; 21:15

Judges

1:11; 1:11

2 Samuel

9:4

1 Chronicles

6:43; 6:43

Psalms

28:2

H1688

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1688 matches the Hebrew דְּבִיר (dᵊḇîr),
which occurs 14 times in 12 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:3 - So King Adoni-zedek of Jerusalem sent messengers to several other kings: Hoham of Hebron, Piram of Jarmuth, Japhia of Lachish, and Debir of Eglon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:38

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:38 - Then Joshua and the Israelites turned back and attacked Debir.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:39

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:39 - He captured the town, its king, and all of its surrounding villages. He completely destroyed everyone in it, leaving no survivors. He did to Debir and its king just what he had done to Hebron and to Libnah and its king.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 11:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:21 - During this period Joshua destroyed all the descendants of Anak, who lived in the hill country of Hebron, Debir, Anab, and the entire hill country of Judah and Israel. He killed them all and completely destroyed their towns.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 12:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 12:13 - The king of Debir
The king of Geder

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 13:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:26 - It extended from Heshbon to Ramath-mizpeh and Betonim, and from Mahanaim to the territory of Lo-debar.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 15:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:7 - From that point it went through the valley of Achor to Debir, turning north toward Gilgal, which is across from the slopes of Adummim on the south side of the valley. From there the boundary extended to the springs at En-shemesh and on to En-rogel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 15:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:15 - From there he went to fight against the people living in the town of Debir (formerly called Kiriath-sepher).

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 15:49

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:49 - Dannah, Kiriath-sannah (that is, Debir),

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 21:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:15 - Holon, Debir,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:11 - From there they went to fight against the people living in the town of Debir (formerly called Kiriath-sepher).

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 6:58

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:58 - Holon,[fn] Debir,
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