Dᵉbîyr — H1688

Definition

masculine proper noun

Debir, the name of an Amoritish king and of two places in Palestine

1. Debir = "sanctuary"
2. n pr m
3. the king of Eglon, one of the five kings hanged by Joshua
4. n pr loc
5. a town in the mountains of Judah west of Hebron and given to the priests and a city of refuge
6. a place on the northern boundary of Judah
7. a town in the territory of Gad

Usually translated as

Debir

Origin

or (shortened) Dᵉbir; (Joshua 13:26 (but see H3810)), the same as H1687

• Same as Lôʼ Dᵉbar (H3810)
• Same as Dᵉbîyr (H1687)

Occurrences

Dᵉbîyr occurs 14 times in 12 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Joshua (10), Judges (1), 1 Chronicles (1)

• Joshua 10:3 — Wherefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and unto Debir (דְּבִ֥יר) king of Eglon, saying,
• Joshua 10:38 — And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir (דְּבִ֑רָה); and fought against it:
• Joshua 10:39 — 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 (לִדְבִ֙רָה֙), and to the king thereof; as he had done also to Libnah, and to her king.
• Joshua 11:21 — And at that time came Joshua, and cut off the Anakims from the mountains, from Hebron, from Debir (דְּבִ֣ר), from Anab, and from all the mountains of Judah, and from all the mountains of Israel: Joshua destroyed them utterly with their cities.
• Joshua 12:13 — The king of Debir (דְּבִר֙), one; the king of Geder, one;
• Joshua 13:26 — And from Heshbon unto Ramath-mizpeh, and Betonim; and from Mahanaim unto the border of Debir (לִדְבִֽר);
• Joshua 15:7 — And the border went up toward Debir (דְּבִרָה֮) 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 En-shemesh, and the goings out thereof were at En-rogel:
• Joshua 15:15 — And he went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir (דְּבִ֑ר): and the name of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher.
• Joshua 15:15 — And he went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir (דְּבִ֥ר) before was Kirjath-sepher.
• Joshua 15:49 — And Dannah, and Kirjath-sannah, which is Debir (דְבִֽר),
• Joshua 21:15 — And Holon with her suburbs, and Debir (דְּבִ֖ר) with her suburbs,
• Judges 1:11 — And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir (דְּבִ֑יר): and the name of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher:
• Judges 1:11 — And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir (דְּבִ֥יר) before was Kirjath-sepher:
• 1 Chronicles 6:58 — And Hilen with her suburbs, Debir (דְּבִ֖יר) with her suburbs,