Strong's Hebrew · H1717

דַּד

dad · dad

breast, teat.

Definition

the breast (as the seat of love, or from its shape)

Derivation

apparently from the same as H1730 (דּוֹד);

Appears 4 times in Scripture

Ezekiel 23:8

She did not give up the prostitution she began in Egypt, when men slept with her in her youth, caressed her virgin bosom, and poured out their lust upon her.

Proverbs 5:19

A loving doe, a graceful fawn—may her breasts satisfy you always; may you be captivated by her love forever.

Ezekiel 23:21

So you revisited the indecency of your youth, when the Egyptians caressed your bosom and pressed your young breasts.

Ezekiel 23:3

and they played in Egypt, prostituting themselves from their youth. Their breasts were fondled there, and their virgin bosoms caressed.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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