What does דֹּב · ἄρκτος mean in the Bible?
דֹּב · ἄρκτος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "bear, a powerful and dangerous wild animal".
Hebrew · H1677, G715
דֹּב
The bear (as slow) · a bear (as obstructing by ferocity)
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דֹּבH1677the bear (as slow)
Pronunciationdob
Animal name denoting the bear; etymologically derived from slowness characteristic; appears rarely in biblical narrative and prophetic imagery
Open lexicon entry →ἄρκτοςG715a bear (as obstructing by ferocity)
Pronunciationárktos
Open lexicon entry →What does דֹּב (dov) mean in the Bible?
דֹּב · ἄρκτος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "bear, a powerful and dangerous wild animal".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1677, G715?
H1677, G715 is connected to 12 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. bear, a powerful and dangerous wild animal
Strong'sH1677, G715
Lexical occurrences12 versesSource Gloss
bear, a powerful and dangerous wild animal
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
דֹּב is built from this root:
דָּבַבH1680