What does דּוֹר · אָב mean in the Bible?
דּוֹר · אָב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "generation of his fathers".
Hebrew · H1755, H1
דּוֹר אֲבוֹתָיו
Properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling · father , in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
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דּוֹר H1755 properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling
Pronunciation dôr
Cyclical time concept: generation as both temporal age and inhabitable space; covenantal continuity across ancestral lineages.
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אָב H1 father , in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
Pronunciation ʾāb
Father as both literal parent and figurative source/founder; extends to ancestor, chief, and originating authority
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What does דּוֹר אֲבוֹתָיו (dor avotav) mean in the Bible?
דּוֹר · אָב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "generation of his fathers".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1755, H1?
H1755, H1 is connected to 1,381 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. generation of his fathers
Strong's H1755, H1
Lexical occurrences 1,381 verses Source Gloss
generation of his fathers
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
דּוֹר אֲבוֹתָיו is built from this root:
דּוּר H1752
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
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