1677. dob
Strong's Lexicon
dob: Bear

Original Word: דֹּב
Part of Speech: Noun
Transliteration: dob
Pronunciation: dohv
Phonetic Spelling: (dobe)
Definition: Bear
Meaning: the bear

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 Origin
from 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 disturb).

דֹּב noun [masculine] bear (so ᵑ7 Biblical Hebrew √ דבב; Syriac ); — absolute ׳ד Daniel 7:5.

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 wəḏōḇ
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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
HEB: הָאֲרִ֛י גַּם־ הַדּ֖וֹב הִכָּ֣ה עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ
NAS: the lion and the bear; and this
KJV: both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised
INT: the lion both and the bear has killed your servant

1 Samuel 17:37
HEB: הָֽאֲרִי֙ וּמִיַּ֣ד הַדֹּ֔ב ה֣וּא יַצִּילֵ֔נִי
NAS: and from the paw of the bear, He will deliver
KJV: and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver
INT: of the lion the paw of the bear He will deliver

2 Samuel 17:8
HEB: נֶ֙פֶשׁ֙ הֵ֔מָּה כְּדֹ֥ב שַׁכּ֖וּל בַּשָּׂדֶ֑ה
NAS: and they are fierce, like a bear robbed of her cubs
KJV: in their minds, as a bear robbed
INT: their minds like A bear robbed the field

2 Kings 2:24
HEB: וַתֵּצֶ֨אנָה שְׁתַּ֤יִם דֻּבִּים֙ מִן־ הַיַּ֔עַר
NAS: Then two female bears came
KJV: two she bears out of the wood,
INT: came two bears out of the woods

Proverbs 17:12
HEB: פָּג֬וֹשׁ דֹּ֣ב שַׁכּ֣וּל בְּאִ֑ישׁ
NAS: meet a bear robbed of her cubs,
KJV: Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet
INT: meet A bear robbed A man

Proverbs 28:15
HEB: אֲרִי־ נֹ֭הֵם וְדֹ֣ב שׁוֹקֵ֑ק מֹשֵׁ֥ל
NAS: and a rushing bear Is a wicked
KJV: and a ranging bear; [so is] a wicked
INT: lion a roaring bear rushing ruler

Isaiah 11:7
HEB: וּפָרָ֤ה וָדֹב֙ תִּרְעֶ֔ינָה יַחְדָּ֖ו
NAS: Also the cow and the bear will graze,
KJV: And the cow and the bear shall feed;
INT: the cow and the bear will graze together

Isaiah 59:11
HEB: נֶהֱמֶ֤ה כַדֻּבִּים֙ כֻּלָּ֔נוּ וְכַיּוֹנִ֖ים
NAS: of us growl like bears, And moan
KJV: We roar all like bears, and mourn
INT: growl bears All doves

Lamentations 3:10
HEB: דֹּ֣ב אֹרֵ֥ב הוּא֙
NAS: He is to me like a bear lying in wait,
KJV: He [was] unto me [as] a bear lying in wait,
INT: A bear lying he

Hosea 13:8
HEB: אֶפְגְּשֵׁם֙ כְּדֹ֣ב שַׁכּ֔וּל וְאֶקְרַ֖ע
NAS: I will encounter them like a bear robbed of her cubs,
KJV: I will meet them as a bear [that is] bereaved
INT: will encounter A bear robbed will tear

Amos 5:19
HEB: הָאֲרִ֔י וּפְגָע֖וֹ הַדֹּ֑ב וּבָ֣א הַבַּ֔יִת
NAS: from a lion And a bear meets
KJV: a lion, and a bear met
INT: A lion meets bear goes home

12 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1677
12 Occurrences


ḵad·dub·bîm — 1 Occ.
dōḇ — 2 Occ.
dub·bîm — 1 Occ.
had·dōḇ — 2 Occ.
had·dō·wḇ — 2 Occ.
kə·ḏōḇ — 2 Occ.
wā·ḏōḇ — 1 Occ.
wə·ḏōḇ — 1 Occ.















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