Dᵉbîyr — H1687

Definition

masculine noun

the shrine or innermost part of the sanctuary

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

Usually translated as

oracle

Origin

or (shortened) dᵉbir; from H1696 (apparently in the sense of oracle)

• Derived from Dâbar (H1696)

Greek equivalents

• naós (G3485)

Occurrences

Dᵉbîyr occurs 16 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Kings (11), 2 Chronicles (4), Psalms (1)

• 1 Kings 6:5 — 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 (וְלַדְּבִ֑יר): and he made chambers round about:
• 1 Kings 6:16 — 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 (לִדְבִ֔יר), even for the most holy place.
• 1 Kings 6:19 — And the oracle (וּדְבִ֧יר) he prepared in the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of the LORD.
• 1 Kings 6:20 — And the oracle (הַדְּבִ֡יר) 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 — So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and he made a partition by the chains of gold before the oracle (הַדְּבִ֔יר); and he overlaid it with gold.
• 1 Kings 6:22 — And the whole house he overlaid with gold, until he had finished all the house: also the whole altar that was by the oracle (לַדְּבִ֖יר) he overlaid with gold.
• 1 Kings 6:23 — And within the oracle (בַּדְּבִ֔יר) he made two cherubims of olive tree, each ten cubits high.
• 1 Kings 6:31 — And for the entering of the oracle (הַדְּבִ֔יר) he made doors of olive tree: the lintel and side posts were a fifth part of the wall.
• 1 Kings 7:49 — And the candlesticks of pure gold, five on the right side, and five on the left, before the oracle (הַדְּבִ֖יר), with the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs of gold,
• 1 Kings 8:6 — And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto his place, into the oracle (דְּבִ֥יר) of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubims.
• 1 Kings 8:8 — And they drew out the staves, that the ends of the staves were seen out in the holy place before the oracle (הַדְּבִ֔יר), and they were not seen without: and there they are unto this day.
• 2 Chronicles 3:16 — And he made chains, as in the oracle (בַּדְּבִ֔יר), and put them on the heads of the pillars; and made an hundred pomegranates, and put them on the chains.
• 2 Chronicles 4:20 — Moreover the candlesticks with their lamps, that they should burn after the manner before the oracle (הַדְּבִ֖יר), of pure gold;
• 2 Chronicles 5:7 — And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto his place, to the oracle (דְּבִ֥יר) of the house, into the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubims:
• 2 Chronicles 5:9 — And they drew out the staves of the ark, that the ends of the staves were seen from the ark before the oracle (הַדְּבִ֔יר); but they were not seen without. And there it is unto this day.
• Psalms 28:2 — Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle (דְּבִ֥יר).