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Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #1677 - דּוֹב

Transliteration

dôb

Phonetics

dobe, dobe

Root Word (Etymology)

from (H1680)

Parts of Speech

Noun

TWOT

396a

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs'

1) bear

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 715 ‑ ἄρκος (ark'‑tos); 3074 ‑ λύκος (loo'‑kos);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

KJV (12)

1 Samuel 3

2 Samuel 1

2 Kings 1

Proverbs 2

Isaiah 2

Lamentations 1

Hosea 1

Amos 1

NAS (12)

1 Samuel 3

2 Samuel 1

2 Kings 1

Proverbs 2

Isaiah 2

Lamentations 1

Hosea 1

Amos 1

HCS (12)

1 Samuel 3

2 Samuel 1

2 Kings 1

Proverbs 2

Isaiah 2

Lamentations 1

Hosea 1

Amos 1

BSB (12)

1 Samuel 3

2 Samuel 1

2 Kings 1

Proverbs 2

Isaiah 2

Lamentations 1

Hosea 1

Amos 1

ESV (10)

1 Samuel 3

2 Samuel 1

2 Kings 1

Proverbs 2

Lamentations 1

Hosea 1

Amos 1

WEB (12)

1 Samuel 3

2 Samuel 1

2 Kings 1

Proverbs 2

Isaiah 2

Lamentations 1

Hosea 1

Amos 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

1071) b d (דב DB) AC: Rest CO: ? AB: ?: The pictograph d is a picture of the a tent door. The b is a representation of a tent. Combined these mean "the door of the tent". The door of the tent was the place of relaxation for the father. Here he would watch his family, livestock and the road for approaching visitors (see Genesis 18:1) . This root is related to the root db(a reversal of the letters) .

A) b d (דב DB) AC: ? CO: Slow AB: ?: Something that is slow and quiet.

N^f1) e b d (דבה DBH) - Slander: Speaking evil of another (usually done quietly) . KJV (9): slander, evil report, infamy - Strongs: H1681 (דִּבָּה)

B) b b d (דבב DBB) AC: Whisper CO: ? AB: ?: A quiet speech.

V) b b d (דבב DBB) - Whisper: A quiet speaking as when sleeping. [df: Ppu] KJV (5): (vf: Paal, Pilpel, Participle) speak, whisper - Strongs: H1680 (דָּבַב), H6850 (צָפַף)

C) b d a (אדב ADB) AC: Grieve CO: ? AB: ?: A quiet state.

V) b d a (אדב ADB) - Grieve: KJV (1): (vf: Hiphil) grieve - Strongs: H109 (אָדַב)

D) b a d (דאב DAB) AC: ? CO: ? AB: Sorrow: A quiet state.

V) b a d (דאב DAB) - Mourn: KJV (3): (vf: Paal) sorrow, sorrowful, mourn - Strongs: H1669 (דָּאַב)

N^f1) e b a d (דאבה DABH) - Sorrow: KJV (1): sorrow - Strongs: H1670 (דְּאָבָה)

j^m) n f b a d (דאבונ DABWN) - Sorrow: KJV (1): sorrow - Strongs: H1671 (דְּאָבוֹן)

E) a b d (דבא DBA) AC: ? CO: Rest AB: ?

N^m ) a b d (דבא DBA) - Rest: KJV (1): strength - Strongs: H1679 (דֹּבֶא)

J) b f d (דוב DWB) AC: ? CO: ? AB: Sorrow

V) b f d (דוב DWB) - Sorrow: One who moves slowly. KJV (1): (vf: Hiphil) sorrow - Strongs: H1727 (דּוּב)

N^m/f) b f d (דוב DWB) - B KJV (13): bear - Strongs: H1677 (דּוֹב), H1678 (דֹּב)

Adopted Roots:

A2094 S b d (Honey)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

דֹּב noun masculine^{Proverbs 28:15}, feminine^{2 Kings 2:24 (seldom)} bear (from soft or gliding motion, Late Hebrew id., Ethiopic

Assyrian dabû (?) Dl^{S 55}; Aramaic דּוּבָּא,

; Arabic

, is however a loan-word compare Hom^{NS 301f.}); — absolute דֹּב Amos 5:19 5t.; דּוֺב 1 Samuel 17:34 2t.; plural דֻּבִּים 2 Kings 2:24; Isaiah 59:11; — bear, female 2 Kings 2:24; 2 Samuel 17:8; Proverbs 17:12; Hosea 13:8 compare Isaiah 11:7; undetermined 1 Samuel 17:34,36,37; Amos 5:19; Proverbs 28:15; Isaiah 59:11; Lamentations 3:10,10 (on article 1 Samuel 17:34; Amos 5:19 compare RS^{Sem, i. 119 n}.)

דּוֺב bear, see below דבב.

דוג, דַּוָּג, דּוּגָה see below דגה

דוד (√ assumed for following, which however perhaps primitive caressing word, Fl NHWB^{i. 439} swing, rock, dandle, fondle, love; > Thes Dietr^{Semitic Wortforsch. 277} MV, who connect with דּוּד (compare below) compare Syriac disturb).

דֹּב noun [masculine] bear (so ᵑ7 Biblical Hebrew √ דבב; Syriac ); — absolute ׳ד Daniel 7:5.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

דּוֹב i.q. דֹּב a bear, which see.

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List of Word Forms

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