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Lexicon :: Strong's H1730 - dôḏ

Aa
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

H1730

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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)

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 10:4 - Then Moses called for Mishael and Elzaphan, Aaron’s cousins, the sons of Aaron’s uncle Uzziel. He said to them, “Come forward and carry away the bodies of your relatives from in front of the sanctuary to a place outside the camp.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:20 - “If a man has sex with his uncle’s wife, he has violated his uncle. Both the man and woman will be punished for their sin, and they will die childless.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:49

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:49 - an uncle, or a cousin. In fact, anyone from the extended family may buy them back. They may also redeem themselves if they have prospered.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 36:11

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 36:11 - Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Noah all married cousins on their father’s side.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:14 - “Where have you been?” Saul’s uncle asked him and his servant.
“We were looking for the donkeys,” Saul replied, “but we couldn’t find them. So we went to Samuel to ask him where they were.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:15 - “Oh? And what did he say?” his uncle asked.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:16 - “He told us that the donkeys had already been found,” Saul replied. But Saul didn’t tell his uncle what Samuel said about the kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:50

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:50 - Saul’s wife was Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz. The commander of Saul’s army was Abner, the son of Saul’s uncle Ner.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 24:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 24:17 - Then the king of Babylon installed Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s[fn] uncle, as the next king, and he changed Mattaniah’s name to Zedekiah.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:32 - Jonathan, David’s uncle, was a wise counselor to the king, a man of great insight, and a scribe. Jehiel the Hacmonite was responsible for teaching the king’s sons.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:7 - This man had a very beautiful and lovely young cousin, Hadassah, who was also called Esther. When her father and mother died, Mordecai adopted her into his family and raised her as his own daughter.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:15 - Esther was the daughter of Abihail, who was Mordecai’s uncle. (Mordecai had adopted his younger cousin Esther.) When it was Esther’s turn to go to the king, she accepted the advice of Hegai, the eunuch in charge of the harem. She asked for nothing except what he suggested, and she was admired by everyone who saw her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:18 - Come, let’s drink our fill of love until morning.
Let’s enjoy each other’s caresses,

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:2 -

Young Woman[fn]

Kiss me and kiss me again,
for your love is sweeter than wine.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:4 - Take me with you; come, let’s run!
The king has brought me into his bedroom.

Young Women of Jerusalem

How happy we are for you, O king.
We praise your love even more than wine.

Young Woman


How right they are to adore you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:13 - My lover is like a sachet of myrrh
lying between my breasts.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:14 - He is like a bouquet of sweet henna blossoms
from the vineyards of En-gedi.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:16 -

Young Woman

You are so handsome, my love,
pleasing beyond words!
The soft grass is our bed;

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:3 -

Young Woman

Like the finest apple tree in the orchard
is my lover among other young men.
I sit in his delightful shade
and taste his delicious fruit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:8 - Ah, I hear my lover coming!
He is leaping over the mountains,
bounding over the hills.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:9 - My lover is like a swift gazelle
or a young stag.
Look, there he is behind the wall,
looking through the window,
peering into the room.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:10 - My lover said to me,
“Rise up, my darling!
Come away with me, my fair one!

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:16 -

Young Woman

My lover is mine, and I am his.
He browses among the lilies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:17

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:17 - Before the dawn breezes blow
and the night shadows flee,
return to me, my love, like a gazelle
or a young stag on the rugged mountains.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:10 - Your love delights me,
my treasure, my bride.
Your love is better than wine,
your perfume more fragrant than spices.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:16 -

Young Woman

Awake, north wind!
Rise up, south wind!
Blow on my garden
and spread its fragrance all around.
Come into your garden, my love;
taste its finest fruits.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:1 -

Young Man

I have entered my garden, my treasure,[fn] my bride!
I gather myrrh with my spices
and eat honeycomb with my honey.
I drink wine with my milk.

Young Women of Jerusalem

Oh, lover and beloved, eat and drink!
Yes, drink deeply of your love!

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:2 -

Young Woman

I slept, but my heart was awake,
when I heard my lover knocking and calling:
“Open to me, my treasure, my darling,
my dove, my perfect one.
My head is drenched with dew,
my hair with the dampness of the night.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:4 - My lover tried to unlatch the door,
and my heart thrilled within me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:5

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:5 - I jumped up to open the door for my love,
and my hands dripped with perfume.
My fingers dripped with lovely myrrh
as I pulled back the bolt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:6 - I opened to my lover,
but he was gone!
My heart sank.
I searched for him
but could not find him anywhere.
I called to him,
but there was no reply.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:8 - Make this promise, O women of Jerusalem—
If you find my lover,
tell him I am weak with love.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:9 -

Young Women of Jerusalem

Why is your lover better than all others,
O woman of rare beauty?
What makes your lover so special
that we must promise this?

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:10 -

Young Woman

My lover is dark and dazzling,
better than ten thousand others!

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:16 - His mouth is sweetness itself;
he is desirable in every way.
Such, O women of Jerusalem,
is my lover, my friend.

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Young Women of Jerusalem

Where has your lover gone,
O woman of rare beauty?
Which way did he turn
so we can help you find him?

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:2 -

Young Woman

My lover has gone down to his garden,
to his spice beds,
to browse in the gardens
and gather the lilies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:3 - I am my lover’s, and my lover is mine.
He browses among the lilies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 7:9 - May your kisses be as exciting as the best wine—

Young Woman

Yes, wine that goes down smoothly for my lover,
flowing gently over lips and teeth.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 7:10

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 7:10 - I am my lover’s,
and he claims me as his own.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 7:11 - Come, my love, let us go out to the fields
and spend the night among the wildflowers.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 7:12

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 7:12 - Let us get up early and go to the vineyards
to see if the grapevines have budded,
if the blossoms have opened,
and if the pomegranates have bloomed.
There I will give you my love.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 7:13

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 7:13 - There the mandrakes give off their fragrance,
and the finest fruits are at our door,
new delights as well as old,
which I have saved for you, my lover.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:5 -

Young Women of Jerusalem

Who is this sweeping in from the desert,
leaning on her lover?

Young Woman

I aroused you under the apple tree,
where your mother gave you birth,
where in great pain she delivered you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:14 -

Young Woman

Come away, my love! Be like a gazelle
or a young stag on the mountains of spices.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:1 - Now I will sing for the one I love
a song about his vineyard:
My beloved had a vineyard
on a rich and fertile hill.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:7 - “Your cousin Hanamel son of Shallum will come and say to you, ‘Buy my field at Anathoth. By law you have the right to buy it before it is offered to anyone else.’”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:8 - Then, just as the LORD had said he would, my cousin Hanamel came and visited me in the prison. He said, “Please buy my field at Anathoth in the land of Benjamin. By law you have the right to buy it before it is offered to anyone else, so buy it for yourself.” Then I knew that the message I had heard was from the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:9 - So I bought the field at Anathoth, paying Hanamel seventeen pieces[fn] of silver for it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:12 - and I handed them to Baruch son of Neriah and grandson of Mahseiah. I did all this in the presence of my cousin Hanamel, the witnesses who had signed the deed, and all the men of Judah who were there in the courtyard of the guardhouse.

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