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דּוֹר

𐤃𐤅𐤓

Dor

H1756 noun

SILEX Entry

Definition

Dor, the name of an ancient coastal city and its surrounding territory in the northwest of Canaan (later associated with Israelite settlement). In biblical texts, דּוֹר designates the city itself and, at times, the district or region under its control. Its primary lexical meaning is as a toponym, referring both to the physical locality and occasionally, by extension, to its inhabitants.

Semantic Range

city of Dor; territory or district surrounding Dor; sometimes, inhabitants of Dor; administrative region in the United Monarchy

Root / Etymology

Root uncertain. Though spelled similarly to the noun דּוֹר ('generation'), there is no solid lexicographical evidence to derive the place-name directly from the noun or from the root דרר (to dwell freely) or דרר (to generate). Likely a pre-Israelite toponym, possibly of Canaanite origin, which Hebrew scribes rendered according to native orthography.

Historical & Contextual Notes

Dor appears in the biblical texts as a Canaanite city included in the territory allotted to the tribe of Manasseh (Joshua 17:11), though it was one of several cities only partly subdued during the period of the Judges (Judges 1:27). In the monarchy period, Dor is noted as a key administrative center (1 Kings 4:11), one of Solomon’s districts governed by a royal official. Archaeologically, Dor was an important harbor town, with occupation layers indicating a strong Canaanite, then Phoenician, presence before and during the early Israelite periods. Greek and Roman period sources also reference Dor, though in these later centuries its population was not exclusively or even primarily Israelite/Judahite. English Bible translations often simply transliterate the word as 'Dor,' sometimes failing to note its regional or administrative usage. The variant spelling דֹּאר occurs in some manuscripts. Unlike common nouns with identical spelling, the place-name always refers to a geographic and socio-political entity, not to 'generation' or 'dwelling.'

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

or (by permutation) דֹּאר; (Joshua 17:11; 1 Kings 4:11), from דּוֹר; dwelling; Dor, a place in Palestine; Dor.

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Root Family

דור (d-w-r) — revolve, go in a circle, repeat, cycle

Root uncertain toponym, place-name, coastal city, region
Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H1752 דּוּר from dwelling
H1753 דּוּר dwellers of
H1754 דּוּר Encircle!
H1755 דּוֹר in the generation-cycle
H1757 דּוּרָא Dura (Enclosed Place)

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
H1756-01 דּ֖וֹר dor HNp Dor generation-cycle Dor 7

Occurrences in Scripture

7 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
H1756-01 Joshua 11:2 דּ֖וֹר dor HNp of Dor generation-cycle Dor
H1756-01 Joshua 12:23 דּ֛וֹר dor HNp Dor generation-cycle Dor
H1756-01 Joshua 12:23 דּ֖וֹר dor-2 HNp Dor generation-cycle Dor
H1756-01 Joshua 17:11 דֹ֣אר dor HNp Dor generation-cycle Dor
H1756-01 Judges 1:27 ד֜וֹר dor HNp Dor generation-cycle Dor
H1756-01 1 Kings 4:11 דֹּ֑אר dor HNp Dor generation-cycle Dor
H1756-01 1 Chronicles 7:29 דּ֣וֹר dor HNp Dor generation-cycle Dor
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