What does דּוּד mean in the Bible?
דּוּד is a Hebrew word meaning "a pot (for boiling ); also (by resemblance of shape) a basket".
Hebrew · H1731
דּוּד
A pot (for boiling ); also (by resemblance of shape) a basket
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דּוּדH1731
What does דּוּד mean in the Bible?
דּוּד is a Hebrew word meaning "a pot (for boiling ); also (by resemblance of shape) a basket".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1731?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include basket (2), baskets (1), from the basket (1), in baskets (1), kettle (1).
Where does דּוּד appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Samuel 2:14. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (3), 1 Samuel (1), 2 Chronicles (1), 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 Itbasket2×Jeremiah 24:2
baskets1×Jeremiah 24:1
from the basket1×Psalms 81:6
in baskets1×2 Kings 10:7
kettle1×1 Samuel 2:14
kettles1×2 Chronicles 35:13
pot1×Job 41:20
Show sample aligned rows
1 Samuel 2:14בַדּ֗וּדtokettlePreposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular2 Kings 10:7בַּדּוּדִ֔יםtoin basketsPreposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural2 Chronicles 35:13וּבַדְּוָדִים֙tokettlesConjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine pluralJob 41:20כְּד֖וּדtopotPreposition-k | Noun - masculine singularPsalms 81:6מִדּ֥וּדtofrom the basketPreposition-m | Noun - masculine singularJeremiah 24:1דּוּדָאֵ֣יtobasketsNoun - masculine plural constructJeremiah 24:2הַדּ֣וּדtobasketArticle | Noun - masculine singularJeremiah 24:2וְהַדּ֣וּדtobasketConjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row1 Samuel 2:14
Aligned rows8
Books represented6
1 Samuel12 Kings12 Chronicles1Job1Psalms1Jeremiah3
Source forms
בַדּ֗וּד1xḇad·dūḏ1 Samuel 2:14
בַּדּוּדִ֔ים1xbad·dū·ḏîm2 Kings 10:7
דּוּדָאֵ֣י1xdū·ḏā·’êJeremiah 24:1
הַדּ֣וּד1xhad·dūḏJeremiah 24:2
וּבַדְּוָדִים֙1xū·ḇad·də·wā·ḏîm2 Chronicles 35:13
וְהַדּ֣וּד1xwə·had·dūḏJeremiah 24:2
כְּד֖וּד1xkə·ḏūḏJob 41:20
מִדּ֥וּד1xmid·dūḏPsalms 81:6
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine singular1xJeremiah 24:2
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular1xJeremiah 24:2
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural1x2 Chronicles 35:13
Noun - masculine plural construct1xJeremiah 24:1
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural1x2 Kings 10:7
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular1x1 Samuel 2:14
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular1xJob 41:20
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular1xPsalms 81:6
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a pot (for boiling ); also (by resemblance of shape) a basket
Source Gloss
a pot (for boiling ); also (by resemblance of shape) a basket
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a pot (for boiling); also (by resemblance of shape) a basket BDB: pot Usage: basket, caldron, kettle, (seething) pot.
Word Origins
דּוּד is built from this root:
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