What does דְּוַי mean in the Bible?
דְּוַי is a Hebrew word meaning "sickness ; figuratively, loathing".
Hebrew · H1741
דְּוַי
Sickness ; figuratively, loathing
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דְּוַי H1741
What does דְּוַי mean in the Bible?
דְּוַי is a Hebrew word meaning "sickness ; figuratively, loathing".
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How does the BSB render H1741?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include loathsome (1), of illness (1).
Where does דְּוַי appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Job 6:7. Its strongest book concentrations include Job (1), Psalms (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 loathsome 1× Job 6:7
of illness 1× Psalms 41:3
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Usage map
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First aligned row Job 6:7
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Job 1 Psalms 1
Source forms
דְּוָ֑י 1x də·wāy Psalms 41:3
כִּדְוֵ֥י 1x kiḏ·wê Job 6:7
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 1x Psalms 41:3
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Job 6:7
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. sickness ; figuratively, loathing
Source Gloss
sickness ; figuratively, loathing
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
sickness; figuratively, loathing BDB: illness Usage: languishing, sorrowful.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
דְּוַי is built from this root:
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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