What does תּוֹר mean in the Bible?
תּוֹר is a Hebrew word meaning "a ring-dove , often (figuratively) as a term of endearment".
Hebrew · H8449
תּוֹר
A ring-dove , often (figuratively) as a term of endearment
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תּוֹר H8449
What does תּוֹר mean in the Bible?
תּוֹר is a Hebrew word meaning "a ring-dove , often (figuratively) as a term of endearment".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8449?
The BSB source-word alignment has 14 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include turtledoves (7), a turtledove (2), along with a turtledove (1), of turtledoves (1), of Your dove (1).
Where does תּוֹר appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 15:9. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (9), Genesis (1), Jeremiah (1), Numbers (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 turtledoves 7× Leviticus 5:7, Leviticus 5:11, Leviticus 12:8, Leviticus 14:22
a turtledove 2× Leviticus 1:14, Leviticus 12:6
along with a turtledove 1× Genesis 15:9
of turtledoves 1× Song Of Solomon 2:12
of Your dove 1× Psalms 74:19
The turtledove 1× Jeremiah 8:7
the turtledoves 1× Leviticus 14:30
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 15:9 וְתֹ֖ר to along with a turtledove Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 1:14 הַתֹּרִ֗ים to a turtledove Article | Noun - feminine plural Leviticus 5:7 תֹרִ֛ים to turtledoves Noun - feminine plural Leviticus 5:11 תֹרִ֗ים to turtledoves Noun - feminine plural Leviticus 12:6 תֹ֖ר to a turtledove Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 12:8 תֹרִ֗ים to turtledoves Noun - feminine plural Leviticus 14:22 תֹרִ֗ים to turtledoves Noun - feminine plural Leviticus 14:30 הַתֹּרִ֔ים to the turtledoves Article | Noun - feminine plural Leviticus 15:14 תֹרִ֔ים to turtledoves Noun - feminine plural Leviticus 15:29 תֹרִ֔ים to turtledoves Noun - feminine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 15:9
Aligned rows 14
Books represented 6
Genesis 1 Leviticus 9 Numbers 1 Psalms 1 Song Of Solomon 1 Jeremiah 1
Source forms
תֹרִ֗ים 3x ṯō·rîm Leviticus 5:11, Leviticus 12:8, Leviticus 14:22
תֹרִ֔ים 3x ṯō·rîm Leviticus 15:14, Leviticus 15:29, Numbers 6:10
הַתּ֖וֹר 1x hat·tō·wr Song Of Solomon 2:12
הַתֹּרִ֗ים 1x hat·tō·rîm Leviticus 1:14
הַתֹּרִ֔ים 1x hat·tō·rîm Leviticus 14:30
וְתֹ֖ר 1x wə·ṯōr Genesis 15:9
וְתֹ֤ר 1x wə·ṯōr Jeremiah 8:7
תּוֹרֶ֑ךָ 1x tō·w·re·ḵā Psalms 74:19
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine plural 7x Leviticus 5:7, Leviticus 5:11, Leviticus 12:8, Leviticus 14:22
Article | Noun - feminine plural 2x Leviticus 1:14, Leviticus 14:30
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 2x Genesis 15:9, Jeremiah 8:7
Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x Song Of Solomon 2:12
Noun - feminine singular 1x Leviticus 12:6
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular 1x Psalms 74:19
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a ring-dove , often (figuratively) as a term of endearment
Source Gloss
a ring-dove , often (figuratively) as a term of endearment
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a ring-dove, often (figuratively) as a term of endearment BDB: turtle-dove Usage: (turtle) dove.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
תּוֹר is built from this root:
תּוֹר H8447
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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