The meaning of “דֹּב”
Understanding dôb reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or (fully) דּוֹב dôwb (dobe); from דָּבַב bear. - the bear (as slow) 1) bear
דֹּב
or (fully) דּוֹב dôwb (dobe); from דָּבַב bear. - the bear (as slow) 1) bear
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Samuel 17:36 | “Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God.” Word: דֹּב (dôb) | |
| 2 Samuel 17:8 | “For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they be mighty men, and they be chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field: and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.” Word: דֹּב (dôb) | |
| 2 Kings 2:24 | “And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the Lord. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them.” Word: דֹּב (dôb) | |
| Proverbs 28:15 | “As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.” Word: דֹּב (dôb) | |
| Isaiah 59:11 | “We roar all like bears, and mourn sore like doves: we look for judgment, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far off from us.” Word: דֹּב (dôb) |
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