The meaning of “יוֹנָה”
Understanding yôwnâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
probably from the same as יַיִן dove, pigeon. - a dove (apparently from the warmth of their mating) 1) dove, pigeon
יוֹנָה
probably from the same as יַיִן dove, pigeon. - a dove (apparently from the warmth of their mating) 1) dove, pigeon
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 8:10 | “And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark;” Word: יוֹנָה (yôwnâh) | |
| Numbers 6:10 | “And on the eighth day he shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons, to the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation:” Word: יוֹנָה (yôwnâh) | |
| Song of Solomon 5:2 | “I sleep, but my heart waketh: it is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night.” Word: יוֹנָה (yôwnâh) | |
| Jeremiah 48:28 | “O ye that dwell in Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, and be like the dove that maketh her nest in the sides of the hole’s mouth.” Word: יוֹנָה (yôwnâh) | |
| Hosea 11:11 | “They shall tremble as a bird out of Egypt, and as a dove out of the land of Assyria: and I will place them in their houses, saith the Lord.” Word: יוֹנָה (yôwnâh) |