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Lexicon :: Strong's H1730 - dôḏ

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דּוֹד
Transliteration
dôḏ
Pronunciation
dode
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root meaning properly, to boil
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 410a

Strong’s Definitions

דּוֹד dôwd, dode; or (shortened) דֹּד dôd; from an unused root meaning properly, to boil, i.e. (figuratively) to love; by implication, a love-token, lover, friend; specifically an uncle:—(well-) beloved, father's brother, love, uncle.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 61x

The KJV translates Strong's H1730 in the following manner: beloved (34x), uncle (16x), love(s) (8x), father's brother (2x), wellbeloved (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 61x
The KJV translates Strong's H1730 in the following manner: beloved (34x), uncle (16x), love(s) (8x), father's brother (2x), wellbeloved (1x).
  1. beloved, love, uncle

    1. loved one, beloved

    2. uncle

    3. love (pl. abstract)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
דּוֹד dôwd, dode; or (shortened) דֹּד dôd; from an unused root meaning properly, to boil, i.e. (figuratively) to love; by implication, a love-token, lover, friend; specifically an uncle:—(well-) beloved, father's brother, love, uncle.
STRONGS H1730: Abbreviations
דּוֺד noun masculineSongs 1:2 beloved, love (plural), uncle (Late Hebrew id., Syriac DxD, axDxD; Assyrian dâdu DlHA 19) — absolute דּוֺד Songs 5:9 (twice in verse); construct דּוֺד 1 Samuel 10:14 3 times; דֹּד Leviticus 10:4; Esther 2:15; suffix דּוֺדִי Isaiah 5:1 (but compare below) + 26 times all Songs; דֹּדִי Jeremiah 32:8 2 times; דֹּדְךָ Jeremiah 32:7; דּוֺדֵךְ Songs 5:9 (twice in verse) + 2 times; דּוֺדוֺ Amos 6:10; 1 Samuel 10:16, דֹּדוֺ Leviticus 20:20 4 times; דּוֺדָהּ Songs 8:5; plural דּוֺדִים Songs 5:1; דֹּדִים Proverbs 7:18; Ezekiel 16:8; Ezekiel 23:17; plural suffix דֹּדַי Cant 7:13; דֹּדֶיךָ Songs 1:2,4; דֹּדַיִךְ Songs 4:10 (twice in verse); דֹּדֵיהֶן Numbers 36:11
1. most often loved one, beloved (lover, betrothed) Songs 1:13,14,16; Songs 2:3,8,9,10,16,17; Songs 4:16; Songs 5:2,4,5,6 (twice in verse); Songs 5:8,9 (twice in verse); Songs 5:10,16; Songs 6:1 (twice in verse); Songs 6:2,3(twice in verse); Songs 7:10; Songs 7:11; Songs 7:12; Songs 7:14; Songs 8:5; Songs 8:14; beloved one, friend, שִׁירַת דּוֺדִי Isaiah 5:1 (where Lo Che דודים שׁ׳ love-song, see 3 below)
2. specifically uncle, Leviticus 10:4 (father's brother, patruus; Syriac = also avunculus) Numbers 36:11; 1 Samuel 14:50; 2 Kings 24:17; Leviticus 20:20; Leviticus 25:49 (twice in verse); 1 Samuel 10:14,15,16; Esther 2:7,15; Jeremiah 32:7,8,9,12; perhaps also 1 Chronicles 27:32 Jonathan, David's דּוֺד so AV RV; = kinsman (?, so St RVm) Amos 6:10.
3. plural abstract love Proverbs 7:18; Songs 1:2,4; Songs 4:10 (twice in verse); Songs 5:1 (Songs 5:1 and elsewhere concrete beloved ones, so AV RV, Greek Version of the LXX ἀδελφυἰ; so עֵת דדים Ezekiel 16:8; מִשְׁכַּב דדים Ezekiel 23:17.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Leviticus

10:4; 10:4; 20:20; 20:20; 25:49

Numbers

36:11; 36:11

1 Samuel

10:14; 10:14; 10:15; 10:16; 10:16; 14:50

2 Kings

24:17

1 Chronicles

27:32

Esther

2:7; 2:15; 2:15

Proverbs

7:18; 7:18

Song of Songs

1:2; 1:2; 1:2; 1:4; 1:4; 1:13; 1:14; 1:16; 2:3; 2:8; 2:9; 2:10; 2:16; 2:17; 4:10; 4:10; 4:16; 5:1; 5:1; 5:1; 5:2; 5:4; 5:5; 5:6; 5:8; 5:9; 5:9; 5:9; 5:10; 5:16; 6:1; 6:2; 6:3; 7:10; 7:11; 7:12; 7:13; 8:5; 8:5; 8:14

Isaiah

5:1; 5:1

Jeremiah

32:7; 32:7; 32:8; 32:8; 32:9; 32:12

Ezekiel

16:8; 16:8; 23:17; 23:17

Amos

6:10; 6:10

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1730 matches the Hebrew דּוֹד (dôḏ),
which occurs 61 times in 53 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Lev 10:4–Jer 32:12)

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 10:4 -

Then Moses called to Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Aaron’s uncle H1730 Uzziel, and said to them, “Come near, carry your [fn]relatives away from the front of the sanctuary to the outside of the camp.”

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:20 - ‘If there is a man who lies with his aunt, he has uncovered his uncle’s H1730 nakedness; they will bear their sin. They will die childless.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:49 - or his uncle H1730 or his uncle’s H1730 son may redeem him, or one of his blood relatives from his family may redeem him; or [fn]if he prospers, he may redeem himself.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 36:11 - And Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad married their uncles’ H1730 sons.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:14 -

Now Saul’s uncle H1730 said to him and his young man, “Where did you go?” And he said, “To look for the donkeys. And we saw that they were not anywhere, so we went to Samuel.”

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:15 - And Saul’s uncle H1730 said, “Please tell me what Samuel said to you.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:16 - So Saul said to his uncle H1730, “He told us plainly that the donkeys had been found.” But he did not tell him about the matter of the kingdom which Samuel had said.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:50 - And the name of Saul’s wife was Ahinoam the daughter of Ahimaaz. And the name of the commander of his army was Abner the son of Ner, Saul’s uncle H1730.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 24:17 - Then the king of Babylon made [fn]his uncle H1730 Mattaniah king in his place and changed his name to Zedekiah.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:32 -

Also Jonathan, David’s uncle H1730, was a counselor, a man of understanding, and a scribe;

and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the king’s sons.

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:7 - And he was bringing up Hadassah, that is Esther, his uncle’s H1730 daughter, for she had no father or mother. Now the young lady was beautiful in form and beautiful in appearance, and when her father and her mother died, Mordecai took her as his own daughter.
Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:15 -

Now when it reached the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle H1730 of Mordecai who had taken her as his daughter, to go in to the king, she did not seek anything except what Hegai, the king’s eunuch who kept charge of the women, said. And Esther advanced in favor in the eyes of all who saw her.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:18 -

“Come, then, let us drink our fill as lovers H1730 until morning;

Let us delight ourselves with the pleasures of love.

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:2 -

[fn]May he kiss me with the kisses of his mouth!

For your love H1730 is better than wine.

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:4 -

“Draw me after you and let us run together!

The king has brought me into his chambers.”

[fn]We will rejoice in you and be glad;

We will [fn]extol your love H1730 more than wine.

Rightly do they love you.”

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:13 -

“My beloved H1730 is to me a pouch of myrrh

Which lies all night between my breasts.

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:14 -

“My beloved H1730 is to me a cluster of henna blossoms

In the vineyards of Engedi.”

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:16 -

[fn]Behold, you are handsome, my beloved H1730,

Indeed, so pleasant!

Indeed, our couch is luxuriant!

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:3 -

[fn]Like an [fn]apple tree among the trees of the forest,

So is my beloved H1730 among the sons.

In his shade I had great desire and sat down,

And his fruit was sweet to my [fn]taste.

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:8 -

[fn]The voice of my beloved H1730!

Behold, he is coming,

Leaping on the mountains,

Jumping on the hills!

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:9 -

“My beloved H1730 is like a gazelle or a young [fn]stag.

Behold, he is standing behind our wall;

He gazes through the windows;

He is peering through the lattice.

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:10 -

“My beloved H1730 answered and said to me,

‘Arise, my darling, my beautiful one,

And come along.

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:16 -

[fn]My beloved H1730 is mine, and I am his,

He who shepherds his flock among the lilies.

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:17 -

“Until the day breathes and the shadows flee,

Turn, my beloved H1730, and be like a gazelle

Or a young stag on the mountains of [fn]Bether.”

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:10 -

“How beautiful is your love H1730, my sister, my bride!

How much better is your love H1730 than wine,

And the fragrance of your oils

Than all kinds of [fn]spices!

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:16 -

[fn]Awake, O north wind,

And come, wind of the south;

Make my garden breathe out fragrance,

Let its [fn]spices flow forth.

May my beloved H1730 come into his garden

And eat its choice fruits!”

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:1 -

[fn]I have come into my garden, my sister, my bride;

I have picked my myrrh along with my balsam.

I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey;

I have drunk my wine with my milk.

Eat, friends;

Drink and [fn]imbibe deeply, O lovers H1730.”

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:2 -

[fn]I was asleep, but my heart was awake.

A voice! My beloved H1730 was knocking:

‘Open to me, my sister, my darling,

My dove, my perfect one!

For my head is full of dew,

My locks with the [fn]damp of the night.’

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:4 -

“My beloved H1730 sent forth his hand through the opening,

And my [fn]feelings moaned for him.

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:5 -

“I arose to open to my beloved H1730;

And my hands dripped with myrrh,

And my fingers with [fn]liquid myrrh,

On the handles of the lock.

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:6 -

“I opened to my beloved H1730,

But my beloved H1730 had turned away and passed by!

My soul went out to him as he spoke.

I searched for him, but I did not find him;

I called him, but he did not answer me.

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:8 -

“I call you to solemnly swear, O daughters of Jerusalem,

If you find my beloved H1730,

What will you tell him?

Tell him that I am sick with love.”

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:9 -

[fn]What is your beloved H1730 that he is more than any other beloved H1730,

O most beautiful among women?

What is your beloved H1730 that he is more than any other beloved H1730,

That thus you call us to solemnly swear?”

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:10 -

[fn]My beloved H1730 is dazzling and ruddy,

Lifted up as a banner among ten thousand.

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:16 -

“His [fn]mouth is full of sweetness.

And he is wholly desirable.

This is my beloved H1730 and this is my friend,

O daughters of Jerusalem.”

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:1 -

[fn]Where has your beloved H1730 gone,

O most beautiful among women?

Where has your beloved H1730 turned,

That we may seek him with you?”

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:2 -

[fn]My beloved H1730 has gone down to his garden,

To the beds of spices,

To shepherd his flock in the gardens

And gather lilies.

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:3 -

“I am my beloved’s H1730 and my beloved H1730 is mine,

He who shepherds his flock among the lilies.”

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 7:9 -

And your [fn]mouth like the best wine!”

[fn]It goes down smoothly for my beloved H1730,

Flowing gently through the lips of those who fall asleep.

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 7:10 -

“I am my beloved’s H1730,

And his desire is for me.

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 7:11 -

“Come, my beloved H1730, let us go out into the [fn]fields,

Let us spend the night in the villages.

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 7:12 -

“Let us rise early and go to the vineyards;

Let us see whether the vine has flourished

And its blossoms have opened,

And whether the pomegranates have bloomed.

There I will give you my love H1730.

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 7:13 -

“The mandrakes have given forth fragrance;

And over our doors are all choice fruits,

Both new and old,

Which I have treasured up for you, my beloved H1730.

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:5 -

[fn]Who is this coming up from the wilderness

Leaning on her beloved H1730?”

[fn]Beneath the [fn]apple tree I awakened you;

There your mother was in labor with you;

There she was in labor and gave you birth.

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:14 -

[fn],[fn]Hurry, my beloved H1730,

And be like a gazelle or a young [fn]stag

On the mountains of spices.”

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:1 -

Let me sing now for my well-beloved

A song of my beloved H1730 concerning His vineyard.

My well-beloved had a vineyard on [fn]a fertile hill.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:7 - ‘Behold, Hanamel the son of Shallum your uncle H1730 is coming to you, saying, “Buy for yourself my field which is at Anathoth, for you have the legal judgment for redemption to buy it.”’
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:8 - “Then Hanamel my uncle’s H1730 son came to me in the court of the guard according to the word of Yahweh and said to me, ‘Buy my field, please, that is at Anathoth, which is in the land of Benjamin; for you have the legal judgment for possession, and the redemption is yours; buy it for yourself.’ Then I knew that this was the word of Yahweh.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:9 -

“I bought the field which was at Anathoth from Hanamel my uncle’s H1730 son, and I weighed out the silver for him, seventeen [fn]shekels of silver.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:12 - and I gave the deed of purchase to Baruch the son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, in the sight of Hanamel my uncle’s H1730 son and in the sight of the witnesses who signed the deed of purchase, in the sight of all the Jews who were sitting in the court of the guard.

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