The meaning of “דּוֹר”
Understanding Dôwr reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or (by permutation) דֹּאר Dôʼr (dore); (Joshua 17:11; 1 Kings 4:11), from דּוֹר; dwelling Dor. - § Dor = "generation" - ...
דּוֹר
or (by permutation) דֹּאר Dôʼr (dore); (Joshua 17:11; 1 Kings 4:11), from דּוֹר; dwelling Dor. - § Dor = "generation" - Dor, a place in Palestine 1) a coastal city in Manasseh, south of Carmel
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Joshua 12:23 | “The king of Dor in the coast of Dor, one; the king of the nations of Gilgal, one;” Word: דּוֹר (Dôwr) | |
| Judges 1:27 | “Neither did Manasseh drive out the inhabitants of Beth–shean and her towns, nor Taanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns: but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.” Word: דּוֹר (Dôwr) | |
| 1 Kings 4:11 | “The son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife:” Word: דּוֹר (Dôwr) | |
| 1 Chronicles 7:29 | “And by the borders of the children of Manasseh, Beth–shean and her towns, Taanach and her towns, Megiddo and her towns, Dor and her towns. In these dwelt the children of Joseph the son of Israel.” Word: דּוֹר (Dôwr) |