Strong's Definition
or (fully) dowb {dobe}; from 1680; the bear (as slow)
KJV Usage: bear
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
דֹּב (dov) — bear. bear Aramaic equivalent: dov (דֹּב "bear" H1678)
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun
Wild Animals
(Syrian brown) bear = large mammal with thick fur and a rather doglike face; walks on all fours but may stand up on its back legs to get a better view; maybe 2 meters tall when standing up and weigh over 200 kilos; feeds on roots, berries, wild fruit, mice, and lizards, and, occasionally, small livestock; ◄ |iUrsus arctos syriacus|i*; ► dangerous when provoked or robbed of cubs; ≈ associated with violence and danger
1SA 17:34 · 1SA 17:36 · 1SA 17:37 · 2SA 17:8 · 2KI 2:24 · PRO 17:12 · PRO 28:15 · ISA 11:7 · ISA 59:11 · LAM 3:10 · DAN 7:5 · HOS 13:8 · AMO 5:19
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
דֹּב n.m., f. bear (from soft or gliding motion) base