What does דּוּר (dûr) mean in the Bible?
דּוּר (dûr): Denotes circular or rounded form; primarily geometric/physical but extends to encompass cyclical motion and spatial enclosure
Hebrew · H1754
דּוּר
A circle , ball or pile
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דּוּרH1754
Pronunciationdûr
What does דּוּר (dûr) mean in the Bible?
דּוּר (dûr): Denotes circular or rounded form; primarily geometric/physical but extends to encompass cyclical motion and spatial enclosure
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1754?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include in a circle (1), into a ball (1), pile the fuel (1).
Where does דּוּר (dûr) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Isaiah 22:18. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (2), Ezekiel (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 Itin a circle1×Isaiah 29:3
into a ball1×Isaiah 22:18
pile the fuel1×Ezekiel 24:5
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowIsaiah 22:18
Aligned rows3
Books represented2
Isaiah2Ezekiel1
Source forms
דּ֥וּר1xdūrEzekiel 24:5
כַדּ֖וּר1xḵad·dūrIsaiah 29:3
כַּדּ֕וּר1xkad·dūrIsaiah 22:18
Parsing patterns
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular1xIsaiah 29:3
Preposition, Article | Noun - masculine singular1xIsaiah 22:18
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular1xEzekiel 24:5
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Denotes circular or rounded form; primarily geometric/physical but extends to encompass cyclical motion and spatial enclosure
Source Gloss
a circle , ball or pile
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Denotes circular or rounded form; primarily geometric/physical but extends to encompass cyclical motion and spatial enclosure
a circle, ball or pile BDB: circle Usage: ball, turn, round about.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups1Aligned forms2
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense1×
Sequential imperfectEzek 24:51×
Word Origins
דּוּר is built from this root:
דּוּרH1752