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דּוֹד H1730
H1730 is the Hebrew word דּוֹד, transliterated dôwd and said dode. The King James Version most often renders it beloved.
What it means
(figuratively) to love; by implication, a love-token, lover, friend; specifically an uncle.
Where it comes from
or (shortened) דֹּד; from an unused root meaning properly, to boil, i.e..
How the King James Version translates it
Across 55 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: (well-) beloved, father's brother, love, uncle.
Verses using דּוֹד
The first 40 of 50 verses, quoted in full.
Leviticus 10:4 · KJV
And Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said unto them, Come near, carry your brethren from before the sanctuary out of the camp.
Leviticus 20:20 · KJV
And if a man shall lie with his uncle’s wife, he hath uncovered his uncle’s nakedness: they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless.
Leviticus 25:49 · KJV
Either his uncle, or his uncle’s son, may redeem him, or any that is nigh of kin unto him of his family may redeem him; or if he be able, he may redeem himself.
Numbers 36:11 · KJV
For Mahlah, Tirzah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married unto their father’s brothers’ sons:
1 Samuel 10:14 · KJV
And Saul’s uncle said unto him and to his servant, Whither went ye? And he said, To seek the asses: and when we saw that they were no where, we came to Samuel.
1 Samuel 10:15 · KJV
And Saul’s uncle said, Tell me, I pray thee, what Samuel said unto you.
1 Samuel 10:16 · KJV
And Saul said unto his uncle, He told us plainly that the asses were found. But of the matter of the kingdom, whereof Samuel spake, he told him not.
1 Samuel 14:50 · KJV
And the name of Saul’s wife was Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz: and the name of the captain of his host was Abner, the son of Ner, Saul’s uncle.
2 Kings 24:17 · KJV
And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father’s brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah.
1 Chronicles 27:32 · KJV
Also Jonathan David’s uncle was a counsellor, a wise man, and a scribe: and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the king’s sons:
Esther 2:7 · KJV
And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle’s daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid was fair and beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter.
Esther 2:15 · KJV
Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, was come to go in unto the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king’s chamberlain, the keeper of the women, appointed. And Esther obtained favour in the sight of all them that looked upon her.
Proverbs 7:18 · KJV
Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.
Song of Solomon 1:2 · KJV
Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine.
Song of Solomon 1:4 · KJV
Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the upright love thee.
Song of Solomon 1:13 · KJV
A bundle of myrrh is my well-beloved unto me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts.
Song of Solomon 1:14 · KJV
My beloved is unto me as a cluster of camphire in the vineyards of Engedi.
Song of Solomon 1:16 · KJV
Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed is green.
Song of Solomon 2:3 · KJV
As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.
Song of Solomon 2:8 · KJV
The voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills.
Song of Solomon 2:9 · KJV
My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows, shewing himself through the lattice.
Song of Solomon 2:10 · KJV
My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.
Song of Solomon 2:16 · KJV
My beloved is mine, and I am his: he feedeth among the lilies.
Song of Solomon 2:17 · KJV
Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of Bether.
Song of Solomon 4:10 · KJV
How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices!
Song of Solomon 4:16 · KJV
Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits.
Song of Solomon 5:2 · KJV
I sleep, but my heart waketh: it is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night.
Song of Solomon 5:4 · KJV
My beloved put in his hand by the hole of the door, and my bowels were moved for him.
Song of Solomon 5:5 · KJV
I rose up to open to my beloved; and my hands dropped with myrrh, and my fingers with sweet smelling myrrh, upon the handles of the lock.
Song of Solomon 5:6 · KJV
I opened to my beloved; but my beloved had withdrawn himself, and was gone: my soul failed when he spake: I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer.
Song of Solomon 5:8 · KJV
I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if ye find my beloved, that ye tell him, that I am sick of love.
Song of Solomon 5:9 · KJV
What is thy beloved more than another beloved, O thou fairest among women? what is thy beloved more than another beloved, that thou dost so charge us?
Song of Solomon 5:10 · KJV
My beloved is white and ruddy, the chiefest among ten thousand.
Song of Solomon 5:16 · KJV
His mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.
Song of Solomon 6:1 · KJV
Whither is thy beloved gone, O thou fairest among women? whither is thy beloved turned aside? that we may seek him with thee.
Song of Solomon 6:2 · KJV
My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.
Song of Solomon 6:3 · KJV
I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine: he feedeth among the lilies.
Song of Solomon 7:9 · KJV
And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine for my beloved, that goeth down sweetly, causing the lips of those that are asleep to speak.
Song of Solomon 7:10 · KJV
I am my beloved’s, and his desire is toward me.
Song of Solomon 7:11 · KJV
Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the field; let us lodge in the villages.
Common questions
What does Strong's H1730 mean?
H1730 is the Hebrew word דּוֹד (dôwd), meaning (figuratively) to love; by implication, a love-token, lover, friend; specifically an uncle.
How is H1730 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it beloved (26 times), uncle (7 times), love (7 times), uncle's (3 times), more than another beloved (2 times), among others.
How many times does H1730 appear in the Bible?
דּוֹד (dôwd) is tagged in 50 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H1730 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: or (shortened) דֹּד; from an unused root meaning properly, to boil, i.e..
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