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דּוּר

𐤃𐤅𐤓

dûwr

H1754 noun

SILEX Entry

Root דּוּר to go around, encircle, revolve

Definition

A circle, sphere, pile, or formation in a rounded shape; refers to an object, place, or formation that is round, circular, or arranged circumferentially. Used in reference to a ball-like object, or metaphorically for objects or places with a rounded arrangement.

Semantic Range

circle, sphere, ball, pile, heap (in a round shape), encirclement, circumferential arrangement

Root / Etymology

From the root דּוּר, with the core meaning ‘to go around, circle.’ The noun דּוּר develops from the sense of ‘surrounding’ or ‘encircling’ and denotes something circular or spherical, whether an object (such as a ball) or a spatial arrangement (such as an encirclement or heap).

Historical & Contextual Notes

דּוּר appears only rarely in the Hebrew Bible (e.g., Isaiah 29:3) and can denote either a round object (such as a ball) or the encircling of a place (such as a siege mound). In biblical usage, it is often associated with circular movement, arrangement, or shape. Related nouns from the root דּוּר include the common noun דּוֹר (dor, 'generation'), which carries a transferred sense related to cyclical succession. The usage of דּוּר remains fairly limited in scope in the Hebrew Bible, without the later figurative or extended meanings found in certain cognate Semitic languages. In modern Hebrew, דּוּר is no longer commonly used, having largely been replaced by other terms for 'circle' or 'ball.' English translations may render it as 'ball,' 'circumference,' or 'mound,' while occasionally missing the nuance of encirclement or circular formation central to the term's meaning. The word does not carry ethnic, religious, or geographic content, and should not be conflated with terms designating a generation or a group of people. Note that the KJV translation 'round about' in certain contexts can obscure its reference to an object or formation rather than an action or direction.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from דּוּר; a circle, ball or pile; ball, turn, round about.

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Root Family

דור (d-w-r) — go around, encircle, revolve

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H1752 דּוּר from dwelling
H1753 דּוּר dwellers of
H1755 דּוֹר in the generation-cycle
H1756 דּוֹר generation-cycle
H1757 דּוּרָא Dura (Enclosed Place)

Word Forms

3 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H1754-02 כַּדּ֕וּר kadur HNcmsa like a ball sphere 1
H1754-03 כַ/דּ֖וּר khadur HRd/Ncmsa like-a-circle sphere 1
H1754-01 דּ֥וּר dur HVqv2ms pile Encircle! 1

Occurrences in Scripture

3 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H1754-02 Isaiah 22:18 כַּדּ֕וּר kadur HNcmsa like a ball sphere
H1754-03 Isaiah 29:3 כַ/דּ֖וּר khadur HRd/Ncmsa like-a-circle sphere
H1754-01 Ezekiel 24:5 דּ֥וּר dur HVqv2ms pile Encircle!
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