H1756 - דּוֹר (Dôwr)

H1756 דּוֹר (Dôwr) dore

Hebrew

Noun

Quick Definition

Dor

Biblical Persons & Places

Dor Dor

A location first mentioned at Jos.12.23; referred to as Dor (דֹּאר), or Naphath/-dor (KJV= "coast of Dor" or "region of Dor" or "borders of Dor") (נֶ֫פֶת דֹּאר).

Strong's Definition

Dor, a place in Palestine

Derivation: or (by permutation) דֹּאר; (Joshua 17:11; 1 Kings 4:11), from H1755 (דּוֹר); dwelling;

KJV Usage: Dor.

Outline of Biblical Usage

Dor = "generation"

1) a coastal city in Manasseh, south of Carmel

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

§ Dor = "generation" a coastal city in Manasseh, south of Carmel

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

דֹּאר / דּוֹר dôr / dôr BDB Definition: Dor = generation 1) a coastal city in Manasseh, south of Carmel Part of Speech: noun proper locative A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H1755 Total KJV Occurrences: 7

Bible Occurrences (6)

11:2 12:23 17:11

1:27

4:11

7:29

Joshua 11:2

to the kings of the north in the mountains, in the Arabah south of Chinnereth, in the foothills, and in Naphoth-dor... to the west;

Joshua 12:23

the king of Dor in Naphath-dor, one; the king of Goiim in Gilgal, one;

Joshua 17:11

Within Issachar and Asher -, Manasseh was assigned Beth-shean -, Ibleam, Dor (that is, Naphath) Endor -, Taanach -, [and] Megiddo, each with their surrounding settlements.

Judges 1:27

At that time Manasseh failed to drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean, Taanach, Dor, Ibleam, Megiddo, and their villages; for the Canaanites were determined to dwell in that land.

1 Kings 4:11

Ben-abinadab in Naphath-dor (Taphath, a daughter of Solomon, was his wife)

1 Chronicles 7:29

And along the borders of Manasseh [were] Beth-shean -, Taanach -, Megiddo -, and Dor, together with their villages. The descendants of Joseph son of Israel lived in these towns.