Dôwd — H1730

H1730 · Hebrew — דוד

Pronunciation: dode

Other spellings: dôd דֹּד

Definition

masculine noun

(figuratively) to love; by implication, a love-token, lover, friend; specifically an uncle

  1. beloved, love, uncle
    1. loved one, beloved
    2. uncle
    3. love (pl. abstract)

Usually translated as

beloved, uncle, love, father's brother, wellbeloved

Origin

or (shortened) dôd; from an unused root meaning properly, to boil, i.e.

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Dôwd occurs 61 times in 53 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Leviticus (3), Numbers (1), 1 Samuel (4), 2 Kings (1), 1 Chronicles (1), Esther (2), Proverbs (1), Song of Songs (32), Isaiah (1), Jeremiah (4), Ezekiel (2), Amos (1)

Strong's Lexicon — D