Strong's Lexicon dob: Bear Original Word: דֹּב Word Origin: From an unused root meaning to glide over Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "dob," the concept of a bear can be related to the Greek word "ἄρκτος" (arktos), which also means bear. Usage: The Hebrew word "dob" refers to a bear, a large mammal known for its strength and ferocity. In the Bible, bears are often used metaphorically to describe danger, strength, or ferocity. The bear is depicted as a creature to be feared, often symbolizing a formidable enemy or a threat. Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Near East, bears were known to inhabit the forests and mountainous regions. They were considered dangerous predators, and encounters with bears were likely feared by the people of ancient Israel. The bear's characteristics of strength and aggression made it a fitting symbol in biblical literature for describing powerful adversaries or divine judgment. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom dabab Definition a bear NASB Translation bear (10), bears (2). Brown-Driver-Briggs דֹּב noun masculineProverbs 28:15, feminine2Kings 2:24 (seldom) bear (from soft or gliding motion, Late Hebrew id., Ethiopic  Assyrian dabû (?) DlS 55; Aramaic דּוּבָּא,  ; Arabic  ,  , is however a loan-word compare HomNS 301 f.); — absolute דֹּב Amos 5:19 5t.; דּוֺב 1 Samuel 17:34 2t.; plural דֻּבִּים 2 Kings 2:24; Isaiah 59:11; — bear, female 2 Kings 2:24; 2 Samuel 17:8; Proverbs 17:12; Hosea 13:8 compare Isaiah 11:7; undetermined 1 Samuel 17:34,36,37; Amos 5:19; Proverbs 28:15; Isaiah 59:11; Lamentations 3:10,10 (on article 1 Samuel 17:34; Amos 5:19 compare RSSem, i. 119 n.) דּוֺב bear, see below דבב. דוג, דַּוָּג, דּוּגָה see below דגה דוד (√ assumed for following, which however perhaps primitive caressing word, Fl NHWBi. 439 swing, rock, dandle, fondle, love; > Thes DietrSemitic Wortforsch. 277 MV, who connect with דּוּד (compare below) compare Syriac דֹּב noun [masculine] bear (so ᵑ7 Biblical Hebrew √ דבב; Syriac Strong's Exhaustive Concordance bear Or (fully) dowb {dobe}; from dabab; the bear (as slow) -- bear. see HEBREW dabab Forms and Transliterations דֹּ֣ב דֻּבִּים֙ דב דבים הַדֹּ֑ב הַדֹּ֔ב הַדּ֔וֹב הַדּ֖וֹב הדב הדוב וְדֹ֣ב וָדֹב֙ ודב כְּדֹ֣ב כְּדֹ֥ב כַדֻּבִּים֙ כדב כדבים chaddubBim do dōḇ dub·bîm dubBim dubbîm had·dō·wḇ had·dōḇ hadDo haddōḇ hadDov haddōwḇ ḵad·dub·bîm ḵaddubbîm kə·ḏōḇ keDo kəḏōḇ vaDo veDo wā·ḏōḇ wāḏōḇ wə·ḏōḇ wəḏōḇLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance 1 Samuel 17:34 HEB: הָֽאֲרִי֙ וְאֶת־ הַדּ֔וֹב וְנָשָׂ֥א שֶׂ֖ה NAS: When a lion or a bear came KJV: a lion, and a bear, and took INT: came A lion A bear and took A lamb 1 Samuel 17:36 1 Samuel 17:37 2 Samuel 17:8 2 Kings 2:24 Proverbs 17:12 Proverbs 28:15 Isaiah 11:7 Isaiah 59:11 Lamentations 3:10 Hosea 13:8 Amos 5:19 12 Occurrences |
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