Word Study · Strong's H1730 · Hebrew
דּוֹד
dod
dode
Strong's 1890 spelling: dôwd
“(figuratively) to love”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
(figuratively) to love; by implication, a love-token, lover, friend; specifically an uncle
Rendered in the KJV as
(well-) beloved, father's brother, love, uncle.
- 61occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 12 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 45inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 61 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 45
- דוֹדִי֙5
- דּוֹדִי֙3
- דּוֹדִ֖י3
- דֹּ֣ד2
- דֹּדִ֔ים2
- דּוֹדִ֔י2
- דּוֹדִ֥י2
- דּוֹדִ֗י2
- דּוֹדֵ֣ךְ2
- לְדוֹדִ֔י2
- מִדּ֔וֹד2
- דֹד֞וֹ1
and 33 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 22
- lover my13
- [the] uncle of6
- uncle his6
- O lover my5
- loves your4
- lover your3
- loves3
- uncle my3
- [belong] to lover my2
- and lover my2
- more than a lover2
- to lover my2
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 14
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular23
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular7
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)6
- preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular5
- noun · masculine plural4
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singular4
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular2
- noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singular2
- noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular2
- preposition + noun · masculine singular2
- noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular1
- noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmsc/Sp1bs · 23
- HNcmsc/Sp3ms · 7
- HNcmsc · 6
- HR/Ncmsc/Sp1bs · 5
- HNcmpa · 4
- HNcmsc/Sp2fs · 4
- HC/Ncmsc/Sp1bs · 2
- HNcmpc/Sp2fs · 2
- HNcmpc/Sp2ms · 2
- HR/Ncmsa · 2
- HNcmpc/Sp1bs · 1
- HNcmpc/Sp3fp · 1
All 61, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Song of Solomon39 of 61 · 64%
- Leviticus4 of 61 · 7%
- 1 Samuel4 of 61 · 7%
- Jeremiah4 of 61 · 7%
- Esther2 of 61 · 3%
Song of Solomon carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Leviticus4 occurrences
- Leviticus 10:4דֹּ֣דdodnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)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.”here: [the] uncle of
- Leviticus 20:20דֹּד֖וֹdodonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularIf 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.here: uncle his
- Leviticus 25:49דֹד֞וֹdodonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulareither his uncle or cousin or any close relative from his clan may redeem him. Or if he prospers, he may redeem himself.here: uncle his
- Leviticus 25:49דֹּדוֹ֙dodonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulareither his uncle or cousin or any close relative from his clan may redeem him. Or if he prospers, he may redeem himself.here: uncle his
1 Samuel4 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 10:14דּ֨וֹדdodnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)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.”here: [the] uncle of
- 1 Samuel 10:15דּ֣וֹדdodnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)“Tell me,” Saul’s uncle asked, “what did Samuel say to you?”here: [the] uncle of
- 1 Samuel 10:16דּוֹד֔וֹdodonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularAnd 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.here: uncle his
- 1 Samuel 14:50דּ֥וֹדdodnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)His wife’s name was Ahinoam daughter of Ahimaaz. The name of the commander of his army was Abner, the son of Saul’s uncle Ner.here: [the] uncle of
Esther2 occurrences
- Esther 2:7דֹּד֔וֹdodonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularAnd Mordecai had brought up Hadassah (that is, Esther), the daughter of his uncle, because she did not have a father or mother. The young woman was lovely in form and appearance, and when her father and mother had died, Mordecai had taken her in as his own daughter.here: uncle his
- Esther 2:15דֹּ֣דdodnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Now Esther was the daughter of Abihail, the uncle from whom Mordecai had adopted her as his own daughter. And when it was her turn to go to the king, she did not ask for anything except what Hegai, the king’s trusted official in charge of the harem, had advised. And Esther found favor in the eyes of everyone who saw her.here: [the] uncle of
Proverbs1 occurrence
Song of Solomon39 occurrences
- Song of Solomon 1:2דֹּדֶ֖יךָdodeikhanoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularLet him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! For your love is more delightful than wine.here: loves your
- Song of Solomon 1:4דֹדֶ֙יךָ֙dodeikhanoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularTake me away with you—let us hurry! May the king bring me to his chambers. We will rejoice and delight in you; we will praise your love more than wine. It is only right that they adore you.here: loves your
- Song of Solomon 1:13דּוֹדִי֙dodinoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularMy beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh resting between my breasts.here: lover my
- Song of Solomon 1:14דּוֹדִי֙dodinoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularMy beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms in the vineyards of En-gedi.here: lover my
- Song of Solomon 1:16דוֹדִי֙dodinoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularHow handsome you are, my beloved! Oh, how delightful! The soft grass is our bed.here: O lover my
- Song of Solomon 2:3דּוֹדִ֖יdodinoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularLike an apple tree among the trees of the forest is my beloved among the young men. I delight to sit in his shade, and his fruit is sweet to my taste.here: lover my
- Song of Solomon 2:8דּוֹדִ֔יdodinoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularListen! My beloved approaches. Look! Here he comes, leaping across the mountains, bounding over the hills.here: lover my
- Song of Solomon 2:9דוֹדִי֙dodinoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularMy beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Look, he stands behind our wall, gazing through the windows, peering through the lattice.here: lover my
- Song of Solomon 2:10דוֹדִ֖יdodinoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularMy beloved calls to me, “Arise, my darling. Come away with me, my beautiful one.here: lover my
- Song of Solomon 2:16דּוֹדִ֥יdodinoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularMy beloved is mine and I am his; he pastures his flock among the lilies.here: lover my
- Song of Solomon 2:17דוֹדִ֜יdodinoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularBefore the day breaks and shadows flee, turn, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of Bether.here: O lover my
- Song of Solomon 4:10דֹדַ֖יִךְdodayikhnoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singularHow delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! Your love is much better than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume than all spices.here: loves your
- Song of Solomon 4:10דֹדַ֙יִךְ֙dodayikhnoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singularHow delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! Your love is much better than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume than all spices.here: loves your
- Song of Solomon 4:16דוֹדִי֙dodinoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularAwake, O north wind, and come, O south wind. Breathe on my garden and spread the fragrance of its spices. Let my beloved come into his garden and taste its choicest fruits.here: lover my
- Song of Solomon 5:1דּוֹדִֽים׃ סdodimnoun · masculine pluralI have come to my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh with my spice. I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends, and drink; drink freely, O beloved.here: O lovers
- Song of Solomon 5:2דּוֹדִ֣יdodinoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularI sleep, but my heart is awake. A sound! My beloved is knocking: “Open to me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my flawless one. My head is drenched with dew, my hair with the dampness of the night.”here: lover my
- Song of Solomon 5:4דּוֹדִ֗יdodinoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularMy beloved put his hand to the latch; my heart pounded for him.here: lover my
- Song of Solomon 5:5לְדוֹדִ֑יledodipreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularI rose up to open for my beloved. My hands dripped with myrrh, my fingers with flowing myrrh on the handles of the bolt.here: to lover my
- Song of Solomon 5:6לְדוֹדִ֔יledodipreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularI opened for my beloved, but he had turned and gone. My heart sank at his departure. I sought him, but did not find him. I called, but he did not answer.here: to lover my
- Song of Solomon 5:6וְדוֹדִ֖יvedodiconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularI opened for my beloved, but he had turned and gone. My heart sank at his departure. I sought him, but did not find him. I called, but he did not answer.here: and lover my
- Song of Solomon 5:8דּוֹדִ֔יdodinoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularO daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you, if you find my beloved, tell him I am sick with love.here: lover my
- Song of Solomon 5:9דּוֹדֵ֣ךְdodekhnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singularHow is your beloved better than others, O most beautiful among women? How is your beloved better than another, that you charge us so?here: lover your
- Song of Solomon 5:9מִדּ֔וֹדmidodpreposition + noun · masculine singularHow is your beloved better than others, O most beautiful among women? How is your beloved better than another, that you charge us so?here: more than a lover
- Song of Solomon 5:9דּוֹדֵ֣ךְdodekhnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singularHow is your beloved better than others, O most beautiful among women? How is your beloved better than another, that you charge us so?here: [is] lover your
- Song of Solomon 5:9מִדּ֔וֹדmidodpreposition + noun · masculine singularHow is your beloved better than others, O most beautiful among women? How is your beloved better than another, that you charge us so?here: more than a lover
- Song of Solomon 5:10דּוֹדִ֥יdodinoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularMy beloved is dazzling and ruddy, outstanding among ten thousand.here: lover my
- Song of Solomon 5:16דוֹדִי֙dodinoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularHis mouth is most sweet; he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.here: [is] lover my
- Song of Solomon 6:1דּוֹדֵ֔ךְdodekhnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singularWhere has your beloved gone, O most beautiful among women? Which way has he turned? We will seek him with you.here: lover your
- Song of Solomon 6:1דוֹדֵ֔ךְdodekhnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singularWhere has your beloved gone, O most beautiful among women? Which way has he turned? We will seek him with you.here: lover your
- Song of Solomon 6:2דּוֹדִי֙dodinoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularMy beloved has gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to pasture his flock in the gardens and to gather lilies.here: lover my
- Song of Solomon 6:3לְדוֹדִי֙ledodipreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularI belong to my beloved and he belongs to me; he pastures his flock among the lilies.here: [belong] to lover my
- Song of Solomon 6:3וְדוֹדִ֣יvedodiconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularI belong to my beloved and he belongs to me; he pastures his flock among the lilies.here: and lover my
- Song of Solomon 7:9לְדוֹדִ֖יledodipreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularand your mouth like the finest wine. May it flow smoothly to my beloved, gliding gently over lips and teeth.here: for lover my
- Song of Solomon 7:10לְדוֹדִ֔יledodipreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularI belong to my beloved, and his desire is for me.here: [belong] to lover my
- Song of Solomon 7:11דוֹדִי֙dodinoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularCome, my beloved, let us go to the countryside; let us spend the night among the wildflowers.here: O lover my
- Song of Solomon 7:12דֹּדַ֖יdodainoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularLet us go early to the vineyards to see if the vine has budded, if the blossom has opened, if the pomegranates are in bloom— there I will give you my love.here: loves my
- Song of Solomon 7:13דּוֹדִ֖יdodinoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularThe mandrakes send forth a fragrance, and at our door is every delicacy, new as well as old, that I have treasured up for you, my beloved.here: O lover my
- Song of Solomon 8:5דּוֹדָ֑הּdodahnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singularWho is this coming up from the wilderness, leaning on her beloved? I roused you under the apple tree; there your mother conceived you; there she travailed and brought you forth.here: lover her
- Song of Solomon 8:14דּוֹדִ֗יdodinoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularCome away, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices.here: O lover my
Jeremiah4 occurrences
- Jeremiah 32:7דֹּֽדְךָ֔dodekhanoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularBehold! Hanamel, the son of your uncle Shallum, is coming to you to say, ‘Buy for yourself my field in Anathoth, for you have the right of redemption to buy it.’here: uncle your
- Jeremiah 32:8דֹּדִ֜יdodinoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularThen, as the LORD had said, my cousin Hanamel came to me in the courtyard of the guard and urged me, ‘Please buy my field in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, for you own the right of inheritance and redemption. Buy it for yourself.’” Then I knew that this was the word of the LORD.here: uncle my
- Jeremiah 32:9דֹּדִ֖יdodinoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularSo I bought the field in Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel, and I weighed out seventeen shekels of silver.here: uncle my
- Jeremiah 32:12דֹּדִ֔יdodinoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularand I gave this deed to Baruch son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, in the sight of my cousin Hanamel and the witnesses who were signing the purchase agreement and all the Jews sitting in the courtyard of the guard.here: uncle my
Ezekiel2 occurrences
- Ezekiel 16:8דֹּדִ֔יםdodimnoun · masculine pluralThen I passed by and saw you, and you were indeed old enough for love. So I spread My cloak over you and covered your nakedness. I pledged Myself to you, entered into a covenant with you, and you became Mine, declares the Lord GOD.here: loves
- Ezekiel 23:17דֹּדִ֔יםdodimnoun · masculine pluralThen the Babylonians came to her, to the bed of love, and in their lust they defiled her. But after she had been defiled by them, she turned away in disgust.here: loves