דּוֹר
dôwr · H1755 · Hebrew · 167 occurrences
Meanings
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dwelling
A temporary dwelling-place
ExamplesIsaiah 38:12 “Like a shepherd’s tent my dwelling is pulled up and removed from me; As a weaver I rolled up my life. He cuts me off from the loom; From day until night You make an end of me.
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generation
All of the people born and living at about the same time
ExamplesGenesis 6:9 These are the records of the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation. Noah walked with God.
Genesis 7:1 Then the LORD said to Noah, “Enter the ark, you and all your household, for you alone I have seen to be righteous before Me in this generation.
Genesis 9:12 God said, “This is the sign of the covenant which I am making between Me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations;
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assembly, group, circle, company
Group of people sharing a certain characteristic or behavior, usually in poetic texts
ExamplesPsalm 14:5 There they are in great dread, For God is with a righteous generation.
Psalm 24:6 This is the generation of those who seek Him, Who seek Your face—even Jacob. Selah
Psalm 49:19 He will go to the generation of his fathers; They will never see the light.
How it’s used In 8 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
57 occurrences in 13 groups
- כֶםyour 28
- הֶםtheir 11
- דּוֹרgeneration 3
- הוּhis 3
- Other words · 9 groups that occur once or twice (12) 12
Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles
27 occurrences in 21 groups
- אַחֲרוֹןlast, latter, next 5
- אַחֵרother 3
- אֶלֶףthousand 3
- Other words · 18 groups that occur once or twice (21) 21
Named alongside itApposition
7 occurrences in 4 groups
- בֵּןson 5
- אִישׁman, person, each 2
- יוֹםday, time 1
- נׇכְרִיforeign, foreigner 1
What it doesIt is the subject
16 occurrences in 11 groups
- יָדַעto know 3
- בּוֹאto come, to go in, to bring 3
- Other words · 9 groups that occur once or twice (10) 10
What is done to itIt is the object
5 occurrences in 5 groups
- הָיָהto be, to become 1
- נָטַשׁto forsake, to abandon 1
- קָרָאto call, to cry out 1
- שִׂיחַto meditate, to speak 1
- בָּגַדto act unfaithfully 1
What is said to be itIt is the predicate
26 occurrences in 11 groups
- זֵכֶרremembrance 4
- אֱמוּנָהfaithfulness, truth 4
- אֱלֹהִיםGod, gods 3
- שָׁנֶהyear 3
- Other words · 7 groups that occur once or twice (12) 12
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
118 occurrences in 7 groups
- לto/for 127
- בin/on/with 26
- עַדto, as far as, until 12
- מִןfrom 5
- כְּמוֹas, like 2
- אֵלto, toward 1
In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive
13 occurrences in 5 groups
- שָׁנֶהyear 4
- דּוֹרgeneration 3
- מוֹסָדbase 2
- מָשׂוֹשׂjoy 2
- שָׁמֵםto be desolate, to be appalled 2
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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In the other Testament 1 word
- γενεά geneá · G1074 · those of the same time, those of the same generation, people of the same kind
- Greek γενεά directly translates Hebrew דּוֹר across its core senses of 'generation' (as a cohort of people born in the same period) and 'age' (as a span of time); the two lexemes share the same semantic range and translational relationship across both temporal and genealogical dimensions.
Semantic domains 3 entries
- Tents001003002009
- This entry carries no independent "Tents" sense of its own; every tagged occurrence of דּוֹר is the noun "generation" (an age, era, or class of contemporaries), as at Genesis 6:9 — "Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation" — and Genesis 9:12 — "throughout their generations," never a term for a tent or dwelling as such. The domain code here is bundle-shared with an unrelated entry rather than reflecting any independent sense of this word.
- Groups001001003004
- דּוֹר denotes a generation as a body or group of contemporaries, as at Exodus 1:6 — "Joseph died, and all his brothers and all that generation" — and Genesis 15:16 — "in the fourth generation they will return here."
- Names of Locations003001010
- This entry carries no independent "Names of Locations" sense of its own; every tagged occurrence is the common noun "generation," never a place name. The domain code here is bundle-shared with this word's homograph דּוֹר (Dôwr, H1756), the place name Dor, rather than reflecting any independent place-name use of this word (see דּוֹר (Dôwr, H1756)).
Word family 8 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H1755. dor I. דֹּר דּוֺר, noun masculineDeu 32:5 period, Generation, dwelling (compare…
I. דֹּר דּוֺר, noun masculineDeu 32:5 period, Generation, dwelling (compare below
verb above; also Late Hebrew דּוֺר, Aramaic (included Biblical Aramaic) דָּר, , age, Generation; Arabic gyrus, orbis, periodus; Sabean דר, one time, once, דרם דרם each once in a year DHM in MV) — absolute דּוֺר Gen 7:1 68t.; דֹּר Exo 3:15; 36t.; construct דּוֺר Deu 32:20 Deu 32:7t., דֹּר Exo 3:15; suffix דּוֺרִי Isa 38:12, דּוֺרוֺ Isa 53:8; plural דּוֺרִים Psa 72:5 Psa 72:2t., דֹּרוֺת absolute Job 42:16; Isa 41:4; construct Jdg 3:2; דּוֺרוֺת construct Isa 51:9, דֹּרֹת Gen 9:12; suffix דֹּרֹתָיו Gen 6:9; Lev 25:30, דּוֺרוֺתֵינוּ Jos 22:27, דֹּרֹתֵינוּ Jos 22:28, דּרֹתֵיכֶם Gen 17:12 Gen 17:27t., דֹּרֹתָם Gen 17:7 Gen 17:10t.; —
1 period, age, Generation, mostly poetic:
a. of duration in the past, former age(s) עוֺלָמִים דּוֺרוֺת Isa 51:9 (|| ימי קדם); וָדֹר דֹּר שְׁנוֺת Deu 32:7 (song; || עולם ימות); וָדֹר בְּדֹר Psa 90:1 (compare Psa 90:2); דּוֺרוָֿדוֺר מוֺסְדֵי Isa 58:12 (|| עולם חרבות); וָדוֺר דּוֺר שֹׁמֲמוֺת Isa 61:4 (|| id.)
b. usually of duration to come, future age(s), דֹּר לְדֹר Exo 3:15 (E; || לעולם) compare Pro 27:24 Kt (Qr וָדוֺר לְדוֺר; || id.); דֹּר מִדֹּר Exo 17:16 (E), = לָדוֺר מִדּוֺר Isa 34:10; וָדֹר לְדֹר Psa 10:6; Psa 33:11 (|| לעולם) Psa 49:12; Psa 79:13; Psa 85:6; Psa 102:13; Psa 119:90; Psa 135:13; Psa 146:10; Joel 4:20 (all || id.); Psa 89:2 (|| עולם) Psa 89:5 (|| עדעֿולם) Psa 106:31 (|| id.) Isa 34:17 (|| id.); Psa 77:9 (|| לנצח); וָדֹר עַדדֹּֿר Psa 100:5 (|| לעולם) Isa 13:20 (|| לנצח) Jer 50:39 (|| id.); וָדֹר בְּכָלדֹּֿר Jeremiah 45:18 (|| ועד לעולם) compare Est 9:28; וָדֹר דֹר כְּמוֺ שְׁנוֺתָיו Psa 61:7 compare וָדוֺר דּוֺר שְׁנֵי Joe 2:2 (|| העולם); as modifying phrase וָדוֺר דּוֺר מְשׂוֺשׂ Isa 60:15 (|| עולם נאון); further דּוֺרִים דּוֺר Psa 72:5; דּוֺרִים לְדוֺר יְשׁוּעָתִי Isa 51:8 (|| לעולם).
c. apparently including both past and future שְׁנוֺתֶיךָ דּוֺרִים בְּדוֺר Psa 102:25; וָדֹר דּוֺר בְּכָל Psa 145:13; וָדוֺר לְדוֺר Lam 5:19.
2 of men living at a particular time (period, age), generation, as transitory בָּא וְדוֺר הֹלֵךְ דּוֺר Ecc 1:4: specifically
a. in the present, and (or) the past Gen 7:1 (J) Exo 1:6 (P) Num 32:13 (JE) Deu 1:35; Deu 2:14; Jdg 2:10 (twice in verse); Isa 53:8 (compare Che critical note) Jer 2:31; also Psa 95:10; Job 8:8; Isa 41:4.
b. Jdg 3:2 (present & future); compare plural דֹּרֹתָיו Gen 6:9 (i.e. his own Generation and those immediately contiguous, before and after).
c. especially of a future Generation Gen 15:16 (JE), with numeral, compare Deu 23:3; Deu 23:4; Deu 23:9; also Deu 29:21; Psa 48:14; Psa 71:18; Psa 78:4; Psa 78:6; Psa 102:19; Psa 109:13; Joe 1:3 compare Psa 22:31; Psalm 22:32 (Checritical note); of a succession of Generations מַעֲשֶׂיךָ יְשַׂבַּח לְדוֺר דּוֺר Psa 145:4; וָדוֺר בְּכָלדּֿוֺר Est 9:28; usually plural עוֺלָם לְדֹרֹת Gen 9:12 (P); with number דּוֺר לְאֶלֶף Psa 105:8 (|| עולם) = 1Ch 16:15 (|| לעולם); Deu 7:9; see further, of posterity, דֹּרוֺת אַרְבָּעָה Job 42:16; usually plural with suffix Gen 17:7, Gen 17:9, Gen 17:12; Exo 12:14, Exo 12:17, Exo 12:42; Exo 16:32-33, Exo 27:21; Exo 29:42; Exo 30:8, Exo 30:10, Exo 30:21, Exo 30:31; Exo 31:13, Exo 31:16; Exo 40:15; Lev 3:17; Lev 6:11; Lev 7:36; Lev 10:9 (all P); Lev 17:7; Lev 21:17; Lev 22:3; Lev 23:14, Lev 23:21, Lev 23:31, Lev 23:41, Lev 23:43; Lev 24:3; Lev 25:30 (all H); Num 9:10; Num 10:8; Num 15:14-15, Num 15:21, Num 15:23, Num 15:38; Num 18:23; Num 35:29; Jos 22:27-28, (all P).
3 generation characterized by quality or condition, class of men: עִקֵּשׁ דּוֺר crooked Generation Deu 32:5 (song) compare Deu 32:20; Psa 78:8 (twice in verse); Jer 7:29; of different classes of wicked, Pro 30:11-12, Pro 30:13, Pro 30:14 compare Psa 12:8; of the righteous, as a class Psa 14:5; Psa 24:6; Psa 73:15 (דּוֺר בָּנֶיךָ) Psa 112:2 (compare Psa 22:31 ᵑ0, but < Che joins לדור to Psalm 22:32 compare above below 2c); so also אֲבוֺתָיו דּוֺר i.e. the dead Psa 49:20 (so most; yet see below below 4).
4 dwelling-place, habitation Isa 38:12 compare דּוּר verb, so Saad Ki Ges De Che RVm (Ew life || חַיַּי); so also Psa 49:20 De Witt, compare CheOP 479.
דָּר noun [masculine] generation (Biblical Hebrew דּוֺר); — absolute in phrase וְדָו עִםדָּֿר Daniel 3:33; Dan 4:31 (is) with Generation and Generation, i.e. endures Generation after Generation.
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 3 entries
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