Word Study · Strong's H1687 · Hebrew
דְּבִיר
debir
deb-eer'
Strong's 1890 spelling: dᵉbîyr
“the shrine or innermost part of the sanctuary”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
the shrine or innermost part of the sanctuary
Rendered in the KJV as
oracle.
- 16occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 3 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 9inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 16 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 9
- הַדְּבִ֔יר4
- דְּבִ֥יר3
- בַּדְּבִ֔יר2
- הַדְּבִ֖יר2
- הַדְּבִ֡יר1
- וּדְבִ֧יר1
- וְלַדְּבִ֑יר1
- לִדְבִ֔יר1
- לַדְּבִ֖יר1
How it is rendered · 7
- the innermost room7
- [the] innermost room of3
- in the innermost room2
- [belonged] to the innermost room1
- and an innermost room1
- and to the innermost room1
- to an innermost room1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 6
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular7
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)3
- preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular3
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular1
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular1
- preposition + noun · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HTd/Ncmsa · 7
- HNcmsc · 3
- HRd/Ncmsa · 3
- HC/Ncmsa · 1
- HC/Rd/Ncmsa · 1
- HR/Ncmsa · 1
All 16, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
1 Kings carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
1 Kings11 occurrences
- 1 Kings 6:5וְלַדְּבִ֑ירveladevirconjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + noun · masculine singularAgainst the walls of the temple and the inner sanctuary, Solomon built a chambered structure around the temple, in which he constructed the side rooms.here: and to the innermost room
- 1 Kings 6:16לִדְבִ֔ירlidvirpreposition + noun · masculine singularHe partitioned off the 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.here: to an innermost room
- 1 Kings 6:19וּדְבִ֧ירudevirconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularSolomon also prepared the inner sanctuary within the temple to set the ark of the covenant of the LORD there.here: and an innermost room
- 1 Kings 6:20הַדְּבִ֡ירhadevirthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThe inner sanctuary was twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and twenty cubits high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold, and he also overlaid the altar of cedar.here: the innermost room
- 1 Kings 6:21הַדְּבִ֔ירhadevirthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularSo Solomon overlaid 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.here: the innermost room
- 1 Kings 6:22לַדְּבִ֖ירladevirpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularSo he overlaid with gold the whole interior of the temple, until everything was completely finished. He also overlaid with gold the entire altar that belonged to the inner sanctuary.here: [belonged] to the innermost room
- 1 Kings 6:23בַּדְּבִ֔ירbadevirpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularIn the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim, each ten cubits high, out of olive wood.here: in the innermost room
- 1 Kings 6:31הַדְּבִ֔ירhadevirthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularFor the entrance to the inner sanctuary, Solomon constructed doors of olive wood with five-sided doorposts.here: the innermost room
- 1 Kings 7:49הַדְּבִ֖ירhadevirthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularthe lampstands of pure gold in front of the inner sanctuary, five on the right side and five on the left; the gold flowers, lamps, and tongs;here: the innermost room
- 1 Kings 8:6דְּבִ֥ירdevirnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place, beneath the wings of the cherubim.here: [the] innermost room of
- 1 Kings 8:8הַדְּבִ֔ירhadevirthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThe poles extended far enough that their ends were visible from the Holy Place in front of the inner sanctuary, but not from outside the Holy Place; and they are there to this day.here: the innermost room
2 Chronicles4 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 3:16בַּדְּבִ֔ירbadevirpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularHe made interwoven chains and put them on top of the pillars. He made a hundred pomegranates and fastened them into the chainwork.here: in the innermost room
- 2 Chronicles 4:20הַדְּבִ֖ירhadevirthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularthe lampstands of pure gold and their lamps, to burn in front of the inner sanctuary as prescribed;here: the innermost room
- 2 Chronicles 5:7דְּבִ֥ירdevirnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place, beneath the wings of the cherubim.here: [the] innermost room of
- 2 Chronicles 5:9הַדְּבִ֔ירhadevirthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThe poles of the ark extended far enough that their ends were visible from in front of the inner sanctuary, but not from outside the Holy Place; and they are there to this day.here: the innermost room
Same headword in Strong's