Strong's Hebrew · H1730

דּוֹד

dôwd · dode

(well-) beloved, father's brother, love, uncle.

Definition

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

Derivation

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

Appears 61 times in Scripture

1 Samuel 10:16

And Saul replied, “He assured us that the donkeys had been found.” But Saul did not tell his uncle what Samuel had said about the kingship.

Leviticus 10:4

Moses summoned Mishael and Elzaphan, sons of Aaron’s uncle Uzziel, and said to them, “Come here; carry the bodies of your cousins outside the camp, away from the front of the sanctuary.”

Numbers 36:11

Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married to cousins on their father’s side.

Song of Solomon 1:2

Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! For your love is more delightful than wine.

Leviticus 25:49

either his uncle or cousin or any close relative from his clan may redeem him. Or if he prospers, he may redeem himself.

Song of Solomon 7:9

and your mouth like the finest wine. May it flow smoothly to my beloved, gliding gently over lips and teeth.

1 Samuel 10:14

Now Saul’s uncle asked him and his servant, “Where did you go?” “To look for the donkeys,” Saul replied. “When we saw they were not to be found, we went to Samuel.”

Leviticus 20:20

If a man lies with his uncle’s wife, he has uncovered the nakedness of his uncle. They will bear their sin; they shall die childless.

1 Samuel 10:15

“Tell me,” Saul’s uncle asked, “what did Samuel say to you?”

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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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