Biblical Persons & Places
Debir
King living before Israel's Monarchy
A king of the Amorites living before Israel's Monarchy, only mentioned at Jos.10.3;
only referred to as Debir (דְּבִיר).
Debir
Debir_1
A location first mentioned at Jos.10.38;
referred to as Debir (דְּבִיר), or Kiriath-sannah (NIV= Kiriath Sannah) or Kiriath-sepher (NIV= Kiriath Sepher) (קִרְיַת־סֵ֫פֶר).
Debir
Debir_2
A location only mentioned at Jos.15.7;
only referred to as Debir (דְּבִיר).
Strong's Definition
Debir, the name of an Amoritish king and of two places in Palestine
Derivation: or (shortened) דְּבִר; (Joshua 13:26 (but see H3810 (לֹא דְבַר))), the same as H1687 (דְּבִיר);
KJV Usage: Debir.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Debir = "sanctuary"
n pr m
1) the king of Eglon, one of the five kings hanged by Joshua
n pr loc
2) a town in the mountains of Judah west of Hebron and given to the priests and a city of refuge
3) a place on the northern boundary of Judah
4) a town in the territory of Gad
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
דְּבִר / דְּבִיר
debý̂yr / debir
BDB Definition:
Debir = sanctuary
1) the king of Eglon, one of the five kings hanged by Joshua (noun proper masculine)
2) a town in the mountains of Judah west of Hebron and given to the priests and a city of refuge (noun proper locative)
3) a place on the northern boundary of Judah (noun proper locative)
4) a town in the territory of Gad (noun proper locative)
Part of Speech: see above in Definition
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: the same as H1687
Total KJV Occurrences: 14