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דּוֹד

(Figuratively) to love ; by implication, a love-token , lover , friend ; specifically an uncle

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דּוֹד H1730

What does דּוֹד mean in the Bible?

דּוֹד is a Hebrew word meaning "(figuratively) to love ; by implication, a love-token , lover , friend ; specifically an uncle".

Full entry for דּוֹד (H1730) · Open the biblical lexicon

Questions this entry answers

What does דּוֹד mean in the Bible?

דּוֹד is a Hebrew word meaning "(figuratively) to love ; by implication, a love-token , lover , friend ; specifically an uncle".

How does the BSB render H1730?

The BSB source-word alignment has 61 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include My beloved (15), uncle (5), . . . (3), your love (3), [is] your beloved (2).

Where does דּוֹד appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 10:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Song Of Solomon (39), 1 Samuel (4), Jeremiah (4), Leviticus (4).

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
My beloved 15× Song Of Solomon 1:13, Song Of Solomon 1:14, Song Of Solomon 1:16, Song Of Solomon 2:9
uncle 5× Leviticus 10:4, 1 Samuel 10:14, 1 Samuel 10:15, 1 Samuel 14:50
. . . 3× Leviticus 25:49, Jeremiah 32:8, Jeremiah 32:9
your love 3× Song Of Solomon 1:2, Song Of Solomon 1:4, Song Of Solomon 4:10
[is] your beloved 2× Song Of Solomon 5:9
belong to my beloved 2× Song Of Solomon 6:3, Song Of Solomon 7:10
for my beloved 2× Song Of Solomon 5:5, Song Of Solomon 5:6
of his uncle 2× Leviticus 20:20, Esther 2:7
of love 2× Proverbs 7:18, Ezekiel 23:17
- 1× 1 Samuel 10:16
[is] my beloved 1× Song Of Solomon 5:16
[is] your love 1× Song Of Solomon 4:10
[Jehoiachin’s] uncle 1× 2 Kings 24:17
and [he] 1× Song Of Solomon 6:3
And when the relative 1× Amos 6:10
beloved 1× Song Of Solomon 8:5
better than [others] 1× Song Of Solomon 5:9
better than another 1× Song Of Solomon 5:9
but [he] 1× Song Of Solomon 5:6
father’s side 1× Numbers 36:11
for love 1× Ezekiel 16:8
has he 1× Song Of Solomon 6:1
has your beloved 1× Song Of Solomon 6:1
his uncle 1× Leviticus 25:49
is my beloved 1× Song Of Solomon 2:3
Let my beloved 1× Song Of Solomon 4:16
My beloved [approaches] 1× Song Of Solomon 2:8
my love 1× Song Of Solomon 7:12
O beloved 1× Song Of Solomon 5:1
of [his] 1× Isaiah 5:1
of my cousin 1× Jeremiah 32:12
of your uncle 1× Jeremiah 32:7
the uncle 1× Esther 2:15
to my beloved 1× Song Of Solomon 7:9
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 10:4 דֹּ֣ד to uncle Noun - masculine singular construct Leviticus 20:20 דֹּד֖וֹ to of his uncle Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Leviticus 25:49 דֹד֞וֹ to his uncle Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Leviticus 25:49 דֹּדוֹ֙ to . . . Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Numbers 36:11 דֹדֵיהֶ֖ן to father’s side Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine plural 1 Samuel 10:14 דּ֨וֹד to uncle Noun - masculine singular construct 1 Samuel 10:15 דּ֣וֹד to uncle Noun - masculine singular construct 1 Samuel 10:16 דּוֹד֔וֹ to - Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1 Samuel 14:50 דּ֥וֹד to uncle Noun - masculine singular construct 2 Kings 24:17 דֹד֖וֹ to [Jehoiachin’s] uncle Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Usage map

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

First aligned row Leviticus 10:4
Aligned rows 61
Books represented 12
Leviticus 4 Numbers 1 1 Samuel 4 2 Kings 1 1 Chronicles 1 Esther 2 Proverbs 1 Song Of Solomon 39 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 4 Ezekiel 2 Amos 1
Source forms
דוֹדִי֙ 5x ḏō·w·ḏî Song Of Solomon 1:16, Song Of Solomon 2:9, Song Of Solomon 4:16, Song Of Solomon 5:16
דּוֹדִי֙ 3x dō·w·ḏî Song Of Solomon 1:13, Song Of Solomon 1:14, Song Of Solomon 6:2
דּוֹדִ֖י 3x dō·w·ḏî Song Of Solomon 2:3, Song Of Solomon 7:13, Isaiah 5:1
דֹּ֣ד 2x dōḏ Leviticus 10:4, Esther 2:15
דֹּדִ֔ים 2x dō·ḏîm Ezekiel 16:8, Ezekiel 23:17
דּוֹדִ֔י 2x dō·w·ḏî Song Of Solomon 2:8, Song Of Solomon 5:8
דּוֹדִ֥י 2x dō·w·ḏî Song Of Solomon 2:16, Song Of Solomon 5:10
דּוֹדִ֗י 2x dō·w·ḏî Song Of Solomon 5:4, Song Of Solomon 8:14
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular 23x Song Of Solomon 1:13, Song Of Solomon 1:14, Song Of Solomon 1:16, Song Of Solomon 2:3
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 7x Leviticus 20:20, Leviticus 25:49, 1 Samuel 10:16, 2 Kings 24:17
Noun - masculine singular construct 6x Leviticus 10:4, 1 Samuel 10:14, 1 Samuel 10:15, 1 Samuel 14:50
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular 5x Song Of Solomon 5:5, Song Of Solomon 5:6, Song Of Solomon 6:3, Song Of Solomon 7:9
Noun - masculine plural 4x Proverbs 7:18, Song Of Solomon 5:1, Ezekiel 16:8, Ezekiel 23:17
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular 4x Song Of Solomon 5:9, Song Of Solomon 6:1
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular 2x Song Of Solomon 5:6, Song Of Solomon 6:3
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular 2x Song Of Solomon 4:10
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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