What does דָּוֶה mean in the Bible?
דָּוֶה is a Hebrew word meaning "sick (especially in menstruation)".
Hebrew · H1739
דָּוֶה
Sick (especially in menstruation)
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דָּוֶה H1739
What does דָּוֶה mean in the Bible?
דָּוֶה is a Hebrew word meaning "sick (especially in menstruation)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1739?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include faint (2), a menstruating (1), menstrual cloths (1), of a woman (1).
Where does דָּוֶה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 15:33. Its strongest book concentrations include Lamentations (2), Leviticus (2), Isaiah (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 faint 2× Lamentations 1:13, Lamentations 5:17
a menstruating 1× Leviticus 20:18
menstrual cloths 1× Isaiah 30:22
of a woman 1× Leviticus 15:33
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 15:33 וְהַדָּוָה֙ to of a woman Conjunctive waw, Article | Adjective - feminine singular Leviticus 20:18 דָּוָ֗ה to a menstruating Adjective - feminine singular Isaiah 30:22 דָוָ֔ה to menstrual cloths Adjective - feminine singular Lamentations 1:13 דָּוָֽה׃ס to faint Adjective - feminine singular Lamentations 5:17 דָוֶה֙ to faint Adjective - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 15:33
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 3
Leviticus 2 Isaiah 1 Lamentations 2
Source forms
דָוֶה֙ 1x ḏā·weh Lamentations 5:17
דָוָ֔ה 1x ḏā·wāh Isaiah 30:22
דָּוָ֗ה 1x dā·wāh Leviticus 20:18
דָּוָֽה׃ס 1x dā·wāh Lamentations 1:13
וְהַדָּוָה֙ 1x wə·had·dā·wāh Leviticus 15:33
Parsing patterns
Adjective - feminine singular 3x Leviticus 20:18, Isaiah 30:22, Lamentations 1:13
Adjective - masculine singular 1x Lamentations 5:17
Conjunctive waw, Article | Adjective - feminine singular 1x Leviticus 15:33
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. sick (especially in menstruation)
Source Gloss
sick (especially in menstruation)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
sick (especially in menstruation) BDB: faint Usage: faint, menstruous cloth, she that is sick, having sickness.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
דָּוֶה is built from this root:
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