What does דּוֹר (dôr) mean in the Bible?
דּוֹר (dôr): Cyclical time concept: generation as both temporal age and inhabitable space; covenantal continuity across ancestral lineages.
Hebrew · H1755
דּוֹר
Properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling
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דּוֹר H1755
Pronunciation dôr
What does דּוֹר (dôr) mean in the Bible?
דּוֹר (dôr): Cyclical time concept: generation as both temporal age and inhabitable space; covenantal continuity across ancestral lineages.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1755?
The BSB source-word alignment has 167 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include for the generations to come (27), generation (25), . . . (16), generations (15), to generation (8).
Where does דּוֹר (dôr) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 6:9. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (59), Exodus (19), Isaiah (18), Leviticus (14).
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 for the generations to come 27× Exodus 12:14, Exodus 12:17, Exodus 12:42, Exodus 16:32
generation 25× Genesis 7:1, Genesis 15:16, Exodus 1:6, Numbers 32:13
. . . 16× Genesis 17:7, Exodus 3:15, Esther 9:28, Psalms 33:11
generations 15× Deuteronomy 7:9, 1 Chronicles 16:15, Job 8:8, Psalms 45:17
to generation 8× Exodus 17:16, Psalms 79:13, Isaiah 13:20, Isaiah 34:10
from generation 5× Exodus 17:16, Psalms 79:13, Isaiah 34:10, Isaiah 34:17
There is a generation 4× Proverbs 30:11, Proverbs 30:12, Proverbs 30:13, Proverbs 30:14
the generation 3× Psalms 49:19, Psalms 112:2, Jeremiah 7:29
to all 3× Psalms 85:5, Psalms 89:1, Psalms 100:5
for all generations 2× Psalms 89:4, Psalms 146:10
from age 2× Psalms 10:6, Isaiah 60:15
the generations 2× Joshua 22:27, Isaiah 41:4
through all 2× Psalms 72:5, Psalms 90:1
through all generations 2× Psalms 135:13, Isaiah 51:8
Throughout your generations 2× Exodus 30:10, Numbers 15:21
to age 2× Psalms 10:6, Isaiah 60:15
to all generations 2× Psalms 33:11, Psalms 102:12
your descendants 2× Leviticus 23:43, Numbers 9:10
- 1× Psalms 78:8
[a covenant] for all generations 1× Genesis 9:12
[and] the generations to come 1× Numbers 10:8
[continues] through all 1× Psalms 119:90
[endure] to every 1× Proverbs 27:24
[go on] through all generations 1× Psalms 102:24
[is] in the company 1× Psalms 14:5
And for the generations to come 1× Numbers 15:14
and generations 1× Ecclesiastes 1:4
and his descendants 1× Leviticus 25:30
as in generations 1× Isaiah 51:9
endures from generation 1× Lamentations 5:19
for all time 1× Psalms 77:8
for endless 1× Psalms 106:31
for endless generations 1× Psalms 49:11
for the generation 1× Psalms 102:18
foundations 1× Isaiah 58:12
Generation after generation 1× Genesis 17:12
His descendants 1× Isaiah 53:8
in every generation 1× Exodus 3:15
in his generation 1× Genesis 6:9
in the generations 1× Genesis 17:9
is the generation 1× Psalms 24:6
long 1× Deuteronomy 32:7
My dwelling 1× Isaiah 38:12
of many 1× Isaiah 61:4
of this generation 1× Jeremiah 2:31
One generation 1× Psalms 145:4
past 1× Deuteronomy 32:7
span many generations 1× Psalms 61:6
the age-old 1× Isaiah 58:12
the generations to come 1× Numbers 15:23
The LORD is faithful in all His words <p class=|indent2|>and kind in all His actions 1× Psalms 145:13
Then the generation 1× Deuteronomy 29:22
throughout the generations to come 1× Numbers 15:38
throughout their generations 1× Exodus 40:15
to a new generation 1× Psalms 22:30
to our descendants 1× Joshua 22:28
to the next 1× Psalms 145:4
to the next generation 1× Psalms 71:18
to the subsequent generations 1× Judges 3:2
vvv 1× Psalms 73:15
with that generation 1× Psalms 95:10
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 6:9 בְּדֹֽרֹתָ֑יו to in his generation Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Genesis 7:1 בַּדּ֥וֹר to generation Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Genesis 9:12 לְדֹרֹ֖ת to [a covenant] for all generations Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct Genesis 15:16 וְד֥וֹר to generation Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Genesis 17:7 לְדֹרֹתָ֖ם to . . . Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Genesis 17:9 לְדֹרֹתָֽם׃ to in the generations Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Genesis 17:12 לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶ֑ם to Generation after generation Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Exodus 1:6 הַדּ֥וֹר to generation Article | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 3:15 לְדֹ֥ר to in every generation Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 3:15 דֹּֽר׃ to . . . Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 6:9
Aligned rows 167
Books represented 17
Genesis 7 Exodus 19 Leviticus 14 Numbers 10 Deuteronomy 11 Joshua 2 Judges 3 1 Chronicles 1 Esther 2 Job 2 Psalms 59 Proverbs 6 Ecclesiastes 2 Isaiah 18 Jeremiah 4 Lamentations 2 Joel 5
Source forms
לְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם 13x lə·ḏō·rō·ṯê·ḵem Exodus 12:14, Exodus 29:42, Exodus 30:10, Exodus 31:13
דּ֣וֹר 10x dō·wr Deuteronomy 23:2, Deuteronomy 23:3, Deuteronomy 23:8, Esther 9:28
דּ֥וֹר 7x dō·wr Deuteronomy 32:5, Psalms 145:13, Isaiah 60:15, Isaiah 61:4
וָדֽוֹר׃ 7x wā·ḏō·wr Psalms 145:13, Isaiah 60:15, Isaiah 61:4, Jeremiah 50:39
וָדֹֽר׃ 7x wā·ḏōr Psalms 33:11, Psalms 61:6, Psalms 77:8, Psalms 85:5
לְדֹ֥ר 7x lə·ḏōr Exodus 3:15, Psalms 10:6, Psalms 79:13, Psalms 89:1
לְדֹ֣ר 7x lə·ḏōr Job 8:8, Psalms 33:11, Psalms 49:11, Psalms 77:8
לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ 6x lə·ḏō·rō·ṯê·ḵem Exodus 16:33, Exodus 30:8, Exodus 30:31, Leviticus 10:9
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 32x Genesis 15:16, Deuteronomy 32:7, Esther 9:28, Psalms 10:6
Noun - masculine singular 31x Exodus 3:15, Exodus 17:16, Deuteronomy 7:9, Deuteronomy 23:2
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural 27x Genesis 17:12, Exodus 12:14, Exodus 12:17, Exodus 16:32
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular 25x Exodus 3:15, Psalms 10:6, Psalms 33:11, Psalms 48:13
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural 11x Genesis 17:7, Genesis 17:9, Exodus 12:42, Exodus 27:21
Article | Noun - masculine singular 7x Exodus 1:6, Numbers 32:13, Deuteronomy 1:35, Deuteronomy 29:22
Noun - masculine singular construct 7x Deuteronomy 32:20, Psalms 24:6, Psalms 49:19, Psalms 72:5
Noun - masculine plural 4x Job 42:16, Psalms 72:5, Psalms 102:24, Isaiah 51:8
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Cyclical time concept: generation as both temporal age and inhabitable space; covenantal continuity across ancestral lineages.
Source Gloss
properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Cyclical time concept: generation as both temporal age and inhabitable space; covenantal continuity across ancestral lineages.
properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling BDB: period Usage: age, × evermore, generation, (n-) ever, posterity.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witness
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Old Testament Witnesses
Generation; posterity; the link in the chain of time that must receive the testimony
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Word Origins
דּוֹר is built from this root:
דּוּר H1752
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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