Haddâbâr — H1907

Definition

masculine noun

a vizier

1. counsellor, minister

Usually translated as

counsellor

Origin

(Aramaic) probably of foreign origin

Greek equivalents

• dynástēs (G1413)
• megistânes (G3175)

Occurrences

Haddâbâr occurs 5 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Deuteronomy (1), Daniel (4)

• Deuteronomy 19:4 — And this is the case of the slayer, which shall flee thither, that he may live: Whoso killeth his neighbour ignorantly, whom he hated not in time past;
• Daniel 3:24 — Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and rose up in haste, and spake, and said unto (לְהַדָּֽבְר֗וֹהִי) his counsellors, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said unto the king, True, O king.
• Daniel 3:27 — And the princes, governors, and captains, and the king’s (וְהַדָּבְרֵ֣י) counsellors, being gathered together, saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire had no power, nor was an hair of their head singed, neither were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on them.
• Daniel 4:36 — At the same time my reason returned unto me; and for the glory of my kingdom, mine honour and brightness returned unto me (הַדָּֽבְרַ֥י); and my counsellors and my lords sought unto me; and I was established in my kingdom, and excellent majesty was added unto me.
• Daniel 6:7 — All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the (הַדָּֽבְרַיָּ֣א) counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.