HebrewH1677Noun

דֹּב

dov

12Occurrences
H1677Strong's #
NounPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

the bear (as slow)

or (fully) דּוֹב; from H1680 (דָּבַב);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
bear Aramaic equivalent: dov (*דֹּב *"bear" H1678)

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun

Morphology Code

H:N

Full Description

Hebrew Noun

Occurrences

דֹּב appears 12 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

1 Samuel
3
Isaiah
2
Proverbs
2
2 Kings
1
2 Samuel
1
Amos
1
Hosea
1
Lamentations
1

Key Passages

1 Samuel 17:34BSB

David replied, “Your servant has been tending his father’s sheep, and whenever a lion or a bear came and carried off a lamb from the flock,

1 Samuel 17:37BSB

David added, “The LORD, who delivered me from the claws of the lion and the bear, will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.”“Go,” said Saul, “and may the LORD be with you.”

2 Samuel 17:8BSB

He continued, “You know your father and his men. They are mighty men, and as fierce as a wild bear robbed of her cubs. Moreover, your father is a man of war who will not spend the night with the troops.

Hosea 13:8BSB

Like a bear robbed of her cubs I will attack them,and I will tear open their chests.There I will devour them like a lion,like a wild beast would tear them apart.

Isaiah 59:11BSB

We all growl like bearsand moan like doves.We hope for justice, but find none,for salvation, but it is far from us.

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