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Oracle

In the Old Testament used in every case, except 2 Sam. 16:23, to denote the most holy place in the temple (1 Kings 6:5, 19-23; This unified study connects 7 installed resource categories without replacing their source records.

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  • Historical Reference: Nave’s Topical Bible — Public domain
  • Historical Reference: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
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Subject type
Subject
Strong’s
H1687, H1697, G3051
Hebrew
דְּבִיר · dᵉbîyr
Greek
λόγιον · lógion

Strong’s and original-language information

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

דְּבִיר

H1687
Transliteration
dᵉbîyr
Pronunciation
deb-eer'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
16

Glosses

oracle.

Lexicon definition

the shrine or innermost part of the sanctuary

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

דָּבָר

H1697
Transliteration
dâbâr
Pronunciation
daw-baw'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
1,441

Glosses

act, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dearth, decree, deed, [idiom] disease, due, duty, effect, [phrase] eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-) ness, [phrase] glory, [phrase] harm, hurt, [phrase] iniquity, [phrase] judgment, language, [phrase] lying, manner, matter, message, (no) thing, oracle, [idiom] ought, [idiom] parts, [phrase] pertaining, [phrase] please, portion, [phrase] power, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, [idiom] (as hast) said, sake, saying, sentence, [phrase] sign, [phrase] so, some (uncleanness), somewhat to say, [phrase] song, speech, [idiom] spoken, talk, task, [phrase] that, [idiom] there done, thing (concerning), thought, [phrase] thus, tidings, what(-soever), [phrase] wherewith, which, word, work.

Lexicon definition

a word

by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing

adverbially, a cause

Complete dictionary entries

Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)

Oracle

In the Old Testament used in every case, except 2 Sam. 16:23, to denote the most holy place in the temple (1 Kings 6:5, 19-23; 8:6). In 2 Sam. 16:23 it means the Word of God. A man inquired "at the oracle of God" by means of the Urim and Thummim in the breastplate on the high priest's ephod. In the New Testament it is used only in the plural, and always denotes the Word of God (Rom. 3:2; Heb. 5:12, etc.). The Scriptures are called "living oracles" (comp. Heb. 4:12) because of their quickening power (Acts 7:38).

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897) · View data sources

Concordance

Strong's Concordance

Oracle

Indexed occurrences: 11

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All Scripture references16 references

Topical Bible

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