Debir
/ˈdɛbɪər/noun
A biblical place-name, especially a city in ancient Canaan, and a Hebrew term for an inner sanctuary or oracle.
Did you know?In biblical Hebrew, *dəbîr* was associated with the innermost sanctuary of the Temple, a restricted sacred space connected with divine presence and revelation.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
Proto-Semitic
*d-b-r
“A consonantal root associated with speaking, words, or utterance”
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
דְּבִיר (dəbîr)
“The innermost chamber or sanctuary; also interpreted as an oracle or place of divine speech”
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
דְּבִר (Dəḇîr)
“A Canaanite city mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, later identified with a site in the southern hill country”
Ancient Greek
Greek
Δαβίρ (Dabir)
“A transliterated biblical place-name in Greek script”
Latin Vulgate
Latin
Dabir
“A biblical proper name preserved in Latin scripture”
Modern English
English
Debir
“A biblical place-name and scholarly transliteration of the Hebrew term”