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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דָּוֶהH1739
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 Itfaint2×Lamentations 1:13, Lamentations 5:17
a menstruating1×Leviticus 20:18
menstrual cloths1×Isaiah 30:22
of a woman1×Leviticus 15:33
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 15:33וְהַדָּוָה֙toof a womanConjunctive waw, Article | Adjective - feminine singularLeviticus 20:18דָּוָ֗הtoa menstruatingAdjective - feminine singularIsaiah 30:22דָוָ֔הtomenstrual clothsAdjective - feminine singularLamentations 1:13דָּוָֽה׃סtofaintAdjective - feminine singularLamentations 5:17דָוֶה֙tofaintAdjective - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLeviticus 15:33
Aligned rows5
Books represented3
Leviticus2Isaiah1Lamentations2
Source forms
דָוֶה֙1xḏā·wehLamentations 5:17
דָוָ֔ה1xḏā·wāhIsaiah 30:22
דָּוָ֗ה1xdā·wāhLeviticus 20:18
דָּוָֽה׃ס1xdā·wāhLamentations 1:13
וְהַדָּוָה֙1xwə·had·dā·wāhLeviticus 15:33
Parsing patterns
Adjective - feminine singular3xLeviticus 20:18, Isaiah 30:22, Lamentations 1:13
Adjective - masculine singular1xLamentations 5:17
Conjunctive waw, Article | Adjective - feminine singular1xLeviticus 15:33
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. sick (especially in menstruation)
Source Gloss
sick (especially in menstruation)
Extended definitionSource: 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: