What does דָּוָה mean in the Bible?
דָּוָה is a Hebrew word meaning "to be sick (as if in menstruation)".
Hebrew · H1738
דָּוָה
To be sick (as if in menstruation)
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דָּוָה H1738
What does דָּוָה mean in the Bible?
דָּוָה is a Hebrew word meaning "to be sick (as if in menstruation)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1738?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (1).
Where does דָּוָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 12:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (1).
Source Word Evidence
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How English Renders It . . . 1× Leviticus 12:2
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First aligned row Leviticus 12:2
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Leviticus 1
Source forms
דְּוֺתָ֖הּ 1x də·wō·ṯāh Leviticus 12:2
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular 1x Leviticus 12:2
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to be sick (as if in menstruation)
Source Gloss
to be sick (as if in menstruation)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to be sick (as if in menstruation) BDB: be ill Usage: infirmity.
Word Origins
דָּוָה is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain