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Lexicon :: Strong's H1687 - dᵊḇîr

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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.)
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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 Box 1Ki 6:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:5 - Against the walls of the main hall and inner sanctuary he built a structure around the building, in which there were side rooms.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:16 - He partitioned off twenty cubits at the rear of the temple with cedar boards from floor to ceiling to form within the temple an inner sanctuary, the Most Holy Place.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:19 - He prepared the inner sanctuary within the temple to set the ark of the covenant of the LORD there.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:20 - The inner sanctuary was twenty cubits long, twenty wide and twenty high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold, and he also overlaid the altar of cedar.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:21 - Solomon covered the inside of the temple with pure gold, and he extended gold chains across the front of the inner sanctuary, which was overlaid with gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:22 - So he overlaid the whole interior with gold. He also overlaid with gold the altar that belonged to the inner sanctuary.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:23 - For the inner sanctuary he made a pair of cherubim out of olive wood, each ten cubits high.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:31

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:31 - For the entrance to the inner sanctuary he made doors out of olive wood that were one fifth of the width of the sanctuary.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 7:49

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:49 - the lampstands of pure gold (five on the right and five on the left, in front of the inner sanctuary); the gold floral work and lamps and tongs;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 8:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:6 - The priests then brought the ark of the LORD’s covenant to its place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place, and put it beneath the wings of the cherubim.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 8:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:8 - These poles were so long that their ends could be seen from the Holy Place in front of the inner sanctuary, but not from outside the Holy Place; and they are still there today.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 3:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:16 - He made interwoven chains[fn] and put them on top of the pillars. He also made a hundred pomegranates and attached them to the chains.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:20 - the lampstands of pure gold with their lamps, to burn in front of the inner sanctuary as prescribed;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 5:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 5:7 - The priests then brought the ark of the LORD’s covenant to its place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place, and put it beneath the wings of the cherubim.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 5:9 - These poles were so long that their ends, extending from the ark, could be seen from in front of the inner sanctuary, but not from outside the Holy Place; and they are still there today.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:2 - Hear my cry for mercy as I call to you for help, as I lift up my hands toward your Most Holy Place.
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