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Lexicon :: Strong's H3123 - yônâ

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יוֹנָה
Transliteration
yônâ
Pronunciation
yo-naw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably from the same as יַיִן (H3196)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 854a

Strong’s Definitions

יוֹנָה yôwnâh, yo-naw'; probably from the same as H3196; a dove (apparently from the warmth of their mating):—dove, pigeon.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 32x

The KJV translates Strong's H3123 in the following manner: dove (21x), pigeon (10x), variant (with H1686) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 32x
The KJV translates Strong's H3123 in the following manner: dove (21x), pigeon (10x), variant (with H1686) (1x).

  1. dove, pigeon

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
יוֹנָה yôwnâh, yo-naw'; probably from the same as H3196; a dove (apparently from the warmth of their mating):—dove, pigeon.
STRONGS H3123: Abbreviations
† I. יוֺנָה noun feminine dove (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic id., bdb040102) — absolute יוֺנָה Genesis 8:8 + 20 times; construct יוֺנֵת [H3128 Psalm 56:1]; suffix יוֺנָתִי Songs 2:14 + 2 times; plural יוֺנִים Nahum 2:8 [Nahum 2:7] + 6 times; construct יוֺנֵי Ezekiel 7:16 (see below); — dove Genesis 8:8, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:12 (all J); often of offerings, בֶּןיֿוֺנָה Leviticus 12:6 (P; an individual of the species; || תֹּר); בְּנֵי (ה)יוֺנִים || תֹּרִיםׅ Leviticus 1:14; Leviticus 5:7, Leviticus 5:11; Leviticus 12:8; Leviticus 14:22, Leviticus 14:30; Leviticus 15:14, Leviticus 15:29; Numbers 6:10 (all P); חֲרִי יוֺנִים dove's dung 2 Kings 6:25 (Kt, yet see GeiUrschrift 409); in various similes: Ephraim is כְּיוֺנָה פּוֹתָה like a silly dove Hosea 7:11 (allowing itself to be snared); simile of return of exiles, like eager flight of doves Hosea 11:11, of ships with white outspread sails Isaiah 60:8; אֵבֶר כַּיּוֺנָה Psalm 55:7 [Psalm 55:6]; see also כַּנְפֵי יוֺנָה Psalm 68:14 [Psalm 68:13]; simile of fugitive Moab Jeremiah 48:28; also כְּיוֺנֵי הַגֵּאָיוֺת Ezekiel 7:16 like the doves of the valleys (but on text see Co, who emends כיונים הוֺגִיּוֺת, but regards phrase as gloss): simile of mourning כְּקוֺל יוֺנִים Nahum 2:8 [Nahum 2:7]; without קוֺל, הגה כיונים Isaiah 38:14; Isaiah 59:11 (from mournful note); figurative of beauty (only Canticles): עֵינַיִךְ יוֺנִים thine eyes are (those of) doves Songs 1:15; Songs 4:1, see also Songs 4:12; term of endearment, יוֺנָתִי my dove Songs 2:14; Songs 5:2; Songs 6:9. Elsewhere only [H3128 Psalm 56:1] (title) (עַל) יוֺנַת אֵלֶם רְחֹקִים probably name of melody: To 'the dove of distant terebinths' (read אֵלִים for אֵלֶם; see אֵלֶם above, and BaePsalms, p. xvii). — On sanctity of dove among Shemites, see RSSemitic i. 202, 275.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

8:8; 8:8; 8:9; 8:10; 8:11; 8:12

Leviticus

1:14; 5:7; 5:11; 12:6; 12:8; 14:22; 14:30; 15:14; 15:29

Numbers

6:10

2 Kings

6:25

Psalms

55:6; 68:13

Song of Songs

1:15; 2:14; 2:14; 4:1; 4:12; 5:2; 6:9

Isaiah

38:14; 59:11; 60:8

Jeremiah

48:28

Ezekiel

7:16; 7:16

Hosea

7:11; 11:11

Nahum

2:7; 2:7

H3123

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3123 matches the Hebrew יוֹנָה (yônâ),
which occurs 33 times in 33 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:8 - emisit quoque columbam post eum ut videret si iam cessassent aquae super faciem terrae

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:9 - quae cum non invenisset ubi requiesceret pes eius reversa est ad eum in arcam aquae enim erant super universam terram extenditque manum et adprehensam intulit in arcam

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:10 - expectatis autem ultra septem diebus aliis rursum dimisit columbam ex arca

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:11 - at illa venit ad eum ad vesperam portans ramum olivae virentibus foliis in ore suo intellexit ergo Noe quod cessassent aquae super terram

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:12 - expectavitque nihilominus septem alios dies et emisit columbam quae non est reversa ultra ad eum

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:14 - sin autem de avibus holocausti oblatio fuerit Domino de turturibus et pullis columbae

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:7 - sin autem non potuerit offerre pecus offerat duos turtures vel duos pullos columbarum Domino unum pro peccato et alterum in holocaustum

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:11 - quod si non quiverit manus eius offerre duos turtures vel duos pullos columbae offeret pro peccato similam partem oephi decimam non mittet in eam oleum nec turis aliquid inponet quia pro peccato est

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 12:6 - cumque expleti fuerint dies purificationis eius pro filio sive pro filia deferet agnum anniculum in holocaustum et pullum columbae sive turturem pro peccato ad ostium tabernaculi testimonii et tradet sacerdoti

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 12:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 12:8 - quod si non invenerit manus eius nec potuerit offerre agnum sumet duos turtures vel duos pullos columbae unum in holocaustum et alterum pro peccato orabitque pro ea sacerdos et sic mundabitur

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:22 - duosque turtures sive duos pullos columbae quorum sit unus pro peccato et alter in holocaustum

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:30 - et turturem sive pullum columbae offeret

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:14 - die autem octavo sumet duos turtures aut duos pullos columbae et veniet in conspectu Domini ad ostium tabernaculi testimonii dabitque eos sacerdoti

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:29 - et octavo die offeret pro se sacerdoti duos turtures vel duos pullos columbae ad ostium tabernaculi testimonii

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:10 - in octavo autem die offeret duos turtures vel duos pullos columbae sacerdoti in introitu foederis testimonii

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:25 - factaque est fames magna in Samaria et tamdiu obsessa est donec venundaretur caput asini octoginta argenteis et quarta pars cabi stercoris columbarum quinque argenteis

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:6 - [Vulgate 54:7] et dixi quis dabit mihi pinnas columbae ut volem et requiescam

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 56:1 - [Vulgate 55:1] victori pro columba muta eo quod procul abierit David humilis et simplex quando tenuerunt eum Palestini in Geth [Vulgate 55:2] miserere mei Deus quoniam conculcavit me homo tota die pugnans tribulavit me

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:13 - [Vulgate 67:14] si dormieritis inter medios terminos pinnae columbae deargentatae et posteriora eius in virore auri

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:15 - [Vulgate 1:14] ecce tu pulchra es amica mea ecce tu pulchra oculi tui columbarum

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:14 - columba mea in foraminibus petrae in caverna maceriae ostende mihi faciem tuam sonet vox tua in auribus meis vox enim tua dulcis et facies tua decora

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:1 - quam pulchra es amica mea quam pulchra es oculi tui columbarum absque eo quod intrinsecus latet capilli tui sicut greges caprarum quae ascenderunt de monte Galaad

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:2 - ego dormio et cor meum vigilat vox dilecti mei pulsantis aperi mihi soror mea amica mea columba mea inmaculata mea quia caput meum plenum est rore et cincinni mei guttis noctium

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:12 - oculi eius sicut columbae super rivulos aquarum quae lacte sunt lotae et resident iuxta fluenta plenissima

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:9 - [Vulgate 6:8] una est columba mea perfecta mea una est matris suae electa genetrici suae viderunt illam filiae et beatissimam praedicaverunt reginae et concubinae et laudaverunt eam

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 38:14 - sicut pullus hirundinis sic clamabo meditabor ut columba adtenuati sunt oculi mei suspicientes in excelsum Domine vim patior sponde pro me

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:11 - rugiemus quasi ursi omnes et quasi columbae meditantes gememus expectavimus iudicium et non est salutem et elongata est a nobis

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 60:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:8 - qui sunt isti qui ut nubes volant et quasi columbae ad fenestras suas

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:28 - relinquite civitates et habitate in petra habitatores Moab et estote quasi columba nidificans in summo ore foraminis

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 7:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:16 - et salvabuntur qui fugerint ex eis et erunt in montibus quasi columbae convallium omnes trepidi unusquisque in iniquitate sua

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 7:11 - et factus est Ephraim quasi columba seducta non habens cor Aegyptum invocabant ad Assyrios abierunt

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 11:11 - et avolabunt quasi avis ex Aegypto et quasi columba de terra Assyriorum et conlocabo eos in domibus suis dicit Dominus

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Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:7 - et miles captivus abductus est et ancillae eius minabantur gementes ut columbae murmurantes in cordibus suis
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