דְּבִירDᵉbîyr
Debir, the name of an Amoritish king and of two places in Palestine
Pronunciation: deb-eer' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H1688
Meanings
1. king of Eglon (Joshua 10:3)
2.
a. with ָ ה locative, northern border Judah (Joshua 15:7; Psalms 28:2)
b. town of the Gadites (Joshua 13:26; 2 Samuel 9:4)
c. a royal city of Canaanites anciently called קִרְיַת סֵפֶר (Judges 1:11; 1 Chronicles 6:43; Joshua 10:38)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 14 times in the Bible.
- Joshua 10:3 So King Adoni-zedek of Jerusalem sent messengers to several other kings: Hoham of Hebron, Piram of Jarmuth, Japhia of Lachish, and Debir of Eglon.
- Joshua 10:38 Then Joshua and the Israelites turned back and attacked Debir.
- Joshua 10:39 He captured the town, its king, and all of its surrounding villages. He completely destroyed everyone in it, leaving no survivors. He did to Debir and its king just what he had done to Hebron and to Libnah and its king.
- Joshua 11:21 During this period Joshua destroyed all the descendants of Anak, who lived in the hill country of Hebron, Debir, Anab, and the entire hill country of Judah and Israel. He killed them all and completely destroyed their towns.
- Joshua 12:13 The king of Debir The king of Geder
- Joshua 13:26 It extended from Heshbon to Ramath-mizpeh and Betonim, and from Mahanaim to the territory of Lo-debar.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).