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דְּבִיר H1687
H1687 is the Hebrew word דְּבִיר, transliterated dᵉbîyr and said deb-eer'. The King James Version most often renders it oracle.
What it means
the shrine or innermost part of the sanctuary.
Where it comes from
or (shortened) דְּבִר; from H1696 (דָבַר) (apparently in the sense of oracle).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 15 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: oracle.
Verses using דְּבִיר
All 15 verses, quoted in full.
1 Kings 6:5 · KJV
And against the wall of the house he built chambers round about, against the walls of the house round about, both of the temple and of the oracle: and he made chambers round about:
1 Kings 6:16 · KJV
And he built twenty cubits on the sides of the house, both the floor and the walls with boards of cedar: he even built them for it within, even for the oracle, even for the most holy place.
1 Kings 6:19 · KJV
And the oracle he prepared in the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of the LORD.
1 Kings 6:20 · KJV
And the oracle in the forepart was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof: and he overlaid it with pure gold; and so covered the altar which was of cedar.
1 Kings 6:21 · KJV
So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and he made a partition by the chains of gold before the oracle; and he overlaid it with gold.
1 Kings 6:22 · KJV
And the whole house he overlaid with gold, until he had finished all the house: also the whole altar that was by the oracle he overlaid with gold.
1 Kings 6:23 · KJV
And within the oracle he made two cherubims of olive tree, each ten cubits high.
1 Kings 6:31 · KJV
And for the entering of the oracle he made doors of olive tree: the lintel and side posts were a fifth part of the wall.
1 Kings 7:49 · KJV
And the candlesticks of pure gold, five on the right side, and five on the left, before the oracle, with the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs of gold,
1 Kings 8:6 · KJV
And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto his place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubims.
1 Kings 8:8 · KJV
And they drew out the staves, that the ends of the staves were seen out in the holy place before the oracle, and they were not seen without: and there they are unto this day.
2 Chronicles 3:16 · KJV
And he made chains, as in the oracle, and put them on the heads of the pillars; and made an hundred pomegranates, and put them on the chains.
2 Chronicles 4:20 · KJV
Moreover the candlesticks with their lamps, that they should burn after the manner before the oracle, of pure gold;
2 Chronicles 5:7 · KJV
And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto his place, to the oracle of the house, into the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubims:
2 Chronicles 5:9 · KJV
And they drew out the staves of the ark, that the ends of the staves were seen from the ark before the oracle; but they were not seen without. And there it is unto this day.
Common questions
What does Strong's H1687 mean?
H1687 is the Hebrew word דְּבִיר (dᵉbîyr), meaning the shrine or innermost part of the sanctuary.
How is H1687 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it oracle (13 times), even for the oracle (1 time), within the oracle (1 time).
How many times does H1687 appear in the Bible?
דְּבִיר (dᵉbîyr) is tagged in 15 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H1687 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: or (shortened) דְּבִר; from H1696 (דָבַר) (apparently in the sense of oracle).
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