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דֹּב H1677
H1677 is the Hebrew word דֹּב, transliterated dôb and said dobe. The King James Version most often renders it bear.
What it means
the bear (as slow).
Where it comes from
or (fully) דּוֹב; from H1680 (דָּבַב).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 12 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: bear.
Verses using דֹּב
All 12 verses, quoted in full.
1 Samuel 17:34 · KJV
And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father’s sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock:
1 Samuel 17:36 · KJV
Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God.
1 Samuel 17:37 · KJV
David said moreover, The LORD that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the LORD be with thee.
2 Samuel 17:8 · KJV
For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they be mighty men, and they be chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field: and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.
2 Kings 2:24 · KJV
And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the LORD. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them.
Proverbs 17:12 · KJV
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
Proverbs 28:15 · KJV
As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.
Isaiah 11:7 · KJV
And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
Isaiah 59:11 · KJV
We roar all like bears, and mourn sore like doves: we look for judgment, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far off from us.
Lamentations 3:10 · KJV
He was unto me as a bear lying in wait, and as a lion in secret places.
Hosea 13:8 · KJV
I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the caul of their heart, and there will I devour them like a lion: the wild beast shall tear them.
Amos 5:19 · KJV
As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.
Common questions
What does Strong's H1677 mean?
H1677 is the Hebrew word דֹּב (dôb), meaning the bear (as slow).
How is H1677 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it bear (10 times), bears (1 time), like bears (1 time).
How many times does H1677 appear in the Bible?
דֹּב (dôb) is tagged in 12 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H1677 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: or (fully) דּוֹב; from H1680 (דָּבַב).
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