דּוֹדdôwd

beloved, love

Pronunciation: dode · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H1730

Meanings

1. most often loved one, beloved (lover, betrothed) (Song of Solomon 1:13; Song of Solomon 1:14; Song of Solomon 1:16)

2. specifically uncle (Leviticus 10:4; Numbers 36:11; 1 Samuel 14:50)

3. plural abstract love, and elsewhere concrete beloved ones (Proverbs 7:18; Song of Solomon 1:2; Song of Solomon 1:4)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 61 times in the Bible.

  • Leviticus 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.”
  • Leviticus 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.
  • Leviticus 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.
  • Numbers 36:11 Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Noah all married cousins on their father’s side.
  • 1 Samuel 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.”
  • 1 Samuel 10:15 “Oh? And what did he say?” his uncle asked.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).