דִּבְרָה

«דִּבְרָה» in the Tanakh dictionary: cause — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

Used: 5 times · Key: 1700 · BDB: דִּבְרָה

Glosses

the.cause (2); cause (1); plea (1)

Meaning (OSHB)

cause tree →

Meaning (BDB 1906)

n.f. cause, reason, manner tree →

The whole BDB entry

n.f. cause, reason, manner—cstr. עַל דִּבְרַת because of, for the sake of Ec 3:18; 7:14; 8:2; עַל־דִּבְרָתִי מַלְכִּי־צֶדֶק after the order, or manner, of Melchizedek ψ 110:4 (י ancient genit. ending, to soften transition in poetry, Ges§ 90 (3) a); sf. דִּבְרָתִי my cause, suit Jb 5:8.

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 5 of its verses cited, 2 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (3 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (3 candidates)

Trees and pragmatics

Every English meaning of «דִּבְרָה» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

In the verses

Ecclesiastes 8:2

אֲנִי֙ פִּי־מֶ֣לֶךְ שְׁמ֔וֹר וְעַ֕ל דִּבְרַ֖ת שְׁבוּעַ֥ת אֱלֹהִֽים׃

Word for word: I [the].mouth of.a.king keep and on the.cause of.the.oath of.God

JPS 1917: I counsel thee: keep the king's command, and that in regard of the oath of God.

Job 5:8

אוּלָ֗ם אֲ֭נִי אֶדְרֹ֣שׁ אֶל־אֵ֑ל וְאֶל־אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים אָשִׂ֥ים דִּבְרָתִֽי׃

Word for word: but I I.will.seek (to) God and to God I.will.set plea my

JPS 1917: But as for me, I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause;

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