Dbiyr - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.
Same number, other testament: Strong's G1688 — embibazo (“put in”) in the Greek Bible.
Strong's H1688 דְּבִיר דְּבִר (Dbiyr) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Dbiyr (deb-eer') (or (shortened) Dbir (Josh. 13) n/l. 1. Debir, the name of an Amoritish king and of two places in Israel [the same as H1687] It has 12 linked Bible usages across 3 books. Visible English usage signals include debir. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
Dbiyr (deb-eer') (or (shortened) Dbir (Josh. 13) n/l. 1. Debir, the name of an Amoritish king and of two places in Israel [the same as H1687] KJV: Debir. Root(s): H1687 See also: H3810
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Debir
Usage: Debir = "sanctuary" a town in the mountains of Judah west of Hebron and given to the priests and a city of refuge Also named: qir.yat san.nah (קִרְיַת־סֵ֫פֶר "Kiriath-sannah" H7158)
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Dbiyr, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
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12 indexed usages in Old Testament.
Wherefore Adonizedec king of Jerusalem, sent unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying,
And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir; and fought against it:
And he took it, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof; and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining: as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to the king thereof; as he had done also to Libnah, and to her king.
First 12 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H1688.
Wherefore Adonizedec king of Jerusalem, sent unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying,
And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir; and fought against it:
And he took it, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof; and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining: as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to the king thereof; as he had done also to Libnah, and to her king.
And at that time came Joshua, and cut off the Anakims from the mountains, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the mountains of Judah, and from all the mountains of Israel: Joshua destroyed them utterly with their cities.
The king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
And from Heshbon unto Ramathmizpeh, and Betonim; and from Mahanaim unto the border of Debir;
And the border went up toward Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that is before the going up to Adummim, which is on the south side of the river: and the border passed toward the waters of Enshemesh, and the goings out thereof were at Enrogel:
And he went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjathsepher.
And Dannah, and Kirjathsannah, which is Debir,
And Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs,
And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjathsepher:
And Hilen with her suburbs, Debir with her suburbs,
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H1688, grouped by book.
Debir (Strong's H1688) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Debir". Dbiyr (deb-eer') (or (shortened) Dbir (Josh. 13) n/l. 1. Debir, the name of an Amoritish king and of two places in Israel [the same as H1687]
This page currently indexes 12 linked usages for Strong's H1688 across 3 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1688 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as debir. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.