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דֹּב

The bear (as slow)

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דֹּב H1677
Pronunciation dob

What does דֹּב (dob) mean in the Bible?

דֹּב (dob): Animal name denoting the bear; etymologically derived from slowness characteristic; appears rarely in biblical narrative and prophetic imagery

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What does דֹּב (dob) mean in the Bible?

דֹּב (dob): Animal name denoting the bear; etymologically derived from slowness characteristic; appears rarely in biblical narrative and prophetic imagery

How does the BSB render H1677?

The BSB source-word alignment has 12 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a bear (2), bear (2), bears (1), female bears (1), is a bear (1).

Where does דֹּב (dob) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Samuel 17:34. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Samuel (3), Isaiah (2), Proverbs (2), 2 Kings (1).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
a bear 2× Proverbs 17:12, Amos 5:19
bear 2× 2 Samuel 17:8, Proverbs 28:15
bears 1× 1 Samuel 17:36
female bears 1× 2 Kings 2:24
is a bear 1× Lamentations 3:10
Like a bear 1× Hosea 13:8
like bears 1× Isaiah 59:11
or a bear 1× 1 Samuel 17:34
the bear 1× 1 Samuel 17:37
with the bear 1× Isaiah 11:7
Show sample aligned rows
1 Samuel 17:34 הַדּ֔וֹב to or a bear Article | Noun - masculine singular 1 Samuel 17:36 הַדּ֖וֹב to bears Article | Noun - masculine singular 1 Samuel 17:37 הַדֹּ֔ב to the bear Article | Noun - masculine singular 2 Samuel 17:8 כְּדֹ֥ב to bear Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular 2 Kings 2:24 דֻּבִּים֙ to female bears Noun - feminine plural Proverbs 17:12 דֹּ֣ב to a bear Noun - feminine singular Proverbs 28:15 וְדֹ֣ב to bear Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 11:7 וָדֹב֙ to with the bear Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Isaiah 59:11 כַדֻּבִּים֙ to like bears Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine plural Lamentations 3:10 דֹּ֣ב to is a bear Noun - masculine singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row 1 Samuel 17:34
Aligned rows 12
Books represented 8
1 Samuel 3 2 Samuel 1 2 Kings 1 Proverbs 2 Isaiah 2 Lamentations 1 Hosea 1 Amos 1
Source forms
דֹּ֣ב 2x dōḇ Proverbs 17:12, Lamentations 3:10
דֻּבִּים֙ 1x dub·bîm 2 Kings 2:24
הַדֹּ֔ב 1x had·dōḇ 1 Samuel 17:37
הַדֹּ֑ב 1x had·dōḇ Amos 5:19
הַדּ֔וֹב 1x had·dō·wḇ 1 Samuel 17:34
הַדּ֖וֹב 1x had·dō·wḇ 1 Samuel 17:36
וְדֹ֣ב 1x wə·ḏōḇ Proverbs 28:15
וָדֹב֙ 1x wā·ḏōḇ Isaiah 11:7
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine singular 4x 1 Samuel 17:34, 1 Samuel 17:36, 1 Samuel 17:37, Amos 5:19
Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular 2x 2 Samuel 17:8, Hosea 13:8
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 1x Isaiah 11:7
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 1x Proverbs 28:15
Noun - feminine plural 1x 2 Kings 2:24
Noun - feminine singular 1x Proverbs 17:12
Noun - masculine singular 1x Lamentations 3:10
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine plural 1x Isaiah 59:11
Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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