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English word, or a Strong's number like G25, H7225.
H1730 דּוֹד hebrew
pronunciation: dôwd  ·  dode
definition: (well-) beloved, father's brother, love, uncle.
(figuratively) to love; by implication, a love-token, lover, friend; specifically an uncle

Occurrences · 53 verses · page 1 of 3

  • Leviticus 10:4

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    And Saul’s uncle said, Tell me, I pray thee, what Samuel said unto you.

  • 1 Samuel 10:16

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.

  • Song of Solomon 1:2

    Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine.

  • Song of Solomon 1:4

    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

    A bundle of myrrh is my well-beloved unto me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts.

  • Song of Solomon 1:14

    My beloved is unto me as a cluster of camphire in the vineyards of Engedi.

  • Song of Solomon 1:16

    Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed is green.

  • Song of Solomon 2:3

    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

    The voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills.

  • Song of Solomon 2:9

    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

    My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.

  • Song of Solomon 2:16

    My beloved is mine, and I am his: he feedeth among the lilies.

  • Song of Solomon 2:17

    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

    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!

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