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יוֹנָה H3123
H3123 is the Hebrew word יוֹנָה, transliterated yôwnâh and said yo-naw'. The King James Version most often renders it dove.
What it means
a dove (apparently from the warmth of their mating).
Where it comes from
probably from the same as H3196 (יַיִן).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 31 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: dove, pigeon.
Verses using יוֹנָה
All 31 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 8:8 · KJV
Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground;
Genesis 8:9 · KJV
But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark.
Genesis 8:10 · KJV
And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark;
Genesis 8:11 · KJV
And the dove came in to him in the evening; and, lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf pluckt off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.
Genesis 8:12 · KJV
And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; which returned not again unto him any more.
Leviticus 5:7 · KJV
And if he be not able to bring a lamb, then he shall bring for his trespass, which he hath committed, two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, unto the LORD; one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering.
Leviticus 5:11 · KJV
But if he be not able to bring two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, then he that sinned shall bring for his offering the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a sin offering; he shall put no oil upon it, neither shall he put any frankincense thereon: for it is a sin offering.
Leviticus 12:6 · KJV
And when the days of her purifying are fulfilled, for a son, or for a daughter, she shall bring a lamb of the first year for a burnt offering, and a young pigeon, or a turtledove, for a sin offering, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest:
Leviticus 12:8 · KJV
And if she be not able to bring a lamb, then she shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons; the one for the burnt offering, and the other for a sin offering: and the priest shall make an atonement for her, and she shall be clean.
Leviticus 14:22 · KJV
And two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, such as he is able to get; and the one shall be a sin offering, and the other a burnt offering.
Leviticus 14:30 · KJV
And he shall offer the one of the turtledoves, or of the young pigeons, such as he can get;
Leviticus 15:14 · KJV
And on the eighth day he shall take to him two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, and come before the LORD unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and give them unto the priest:
Leviticus 15:29 · KJV
And on the eighth day she shall take unto her two turtles, or two young pigeons, and bring them unto the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
Numbers 6:10 · KJV
And on the eighth day he shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons, to the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation:
2 Kings 6:25 · KJV
And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass’s head was sold for fourscore pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of dove’s dung for five pieces of silver.
Psalm 55:6 · KJV
And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.
Psalm 68:13 · KJV
Though ye have lien among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.
Song of Solomon 1:15 · KJV
Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves’ eyes.
Song of Solomon 2:14 · KJV
O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.
Song of Solomon 4:1 · KJV
Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves’ eyes within thy locks: thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead.
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 5:12 · KJV
His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the rivers of waters, washed with milk, and fitly set.
Song of Solomon 6:9 · KJV
My dove, my undefiled is but one; she is the only one of her mother, she is the choice one of her that bare her. The daughters saw her, and blessed her; yea, the queens and the concubines, and they praised her.
Isaiah 38:14 · KJV
Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove: mine eyes fail with looking upward: O LORD, I am oppressed; undertake for me.
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.
Isaiah 60:8 · KJV
Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?
Jeremiah 48:28 · KJV
O ye that dwell in Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, and be like the dove that maketh her nest in the sides of the hole’s mouth.
Ezekiel 7:16 · KJV
But they that escape of them shall escape, and shall be on the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them mourning, every one for his iniquity.
Hosea 7:11 · KJV
Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.
Hosea 11:11 · KJV
They shall tremble as a bird out of Egypt, and as a dove out of the land of Assyria: and I will place them in their houses, saith the LORD.
Nahum 2:7 · KJV
And Huzzab shall be led away captive, she shall be brought up, and her maids shall lead her as with the voice of doves, tabering upon their breasts.
Common questions
What does Strong's H3123 mean?
H3123 is the Hebrew word יוֹנָה (yôwnâh), meaning a dove (apparently from the warmth of their mating).
How is H3123 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it dove (12 times), pigeons (8 times), hast doves' (2 times), like doves (2 times), doves (2 times), among others.
How many times does H3123 appear in the Bible?
יוֹנָה (yôwnâh) is tagged in 31 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H3123 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: probably from the same as H3196 (יַיִן).
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