Word is in Hebrew, (דָּבָר) often put for thing or matter; as Exodus 2:14. “Surely this thing [Heb. word] is known;” “Tomorrow the Lord shall do this thing [Heb. word] in the land” (9:5); “I will do a thing [Heb. word] in Israel, at which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle” (1 Samuel 3:11); “And the rest of the acts [Heb. words] of Solomon” (1 Kings 11:41). So likewise the Gr. ῥῆμα, which properly signifies an utterance, came to denote any sensible object or occurrence.
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Author: McClintock and Strong Cyclopedia
Keywords: Word, logos, davar, dabar
Bible reference(s): 1 Kings 11:41, 1 Samuel 3:11, Exodus 2:14, John 1:1-3
Source: John McClintock and James Strong, Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature.
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