dov (bear) · Rightly

Meaning

Bear

How it's translated

the bear 4
like a bear 2
a bear 2
bears 1
and a bear 1
and bear 1
like bears 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most

1 Samuel 3
Proverbs 2
Isaiah 2
2 Samuel 1
2 Kings 1
Lamentations 1

8 books in all.

Related words

Explore in Scripture

1 Samuel 17:36Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God.
1 Samuel 17:37David said moreover, The LORD that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the LORD be with thee.
2 Samuel 17:8For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they be mighty men, and they be chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field: and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.
2 Kings 2:24And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the LORD. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them.
Proverbs 17:12Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
Proverbs 28:15As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.

All 12 verses, by book

1 Samuel 3: 17:34 17:36 17:37
2 Samuel 1: 17:8
2 Kings 1: 2:24
Proverbs 2: 17:12 28:15
Isaiah 2: 11:7 59:11
Lamentations 1: 3:10
Hosea 1: 13:8
Amos 1: 5:19

Hebrew dictionary

דֹּב dov · bear

bear Aramaic equivalent: dov (דֹּב "bear" H1678)

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “bear” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

BEAR, verb transitive

preterit tense bore; participle passive born, borne. [Latin fero, pario, porto. The primary sense is to throw out, to bring forth, or in general, to thrust or drive along. ]

To support; to sustain; as, to bear a weight or burden.
To carry; to convey; to support and remove from place to place; as, 'they bear him upon the shoulder; ', 'the eagle beareth them on her wings.'
To wear; to bear as a mark of authority or distinction; as, to bear a sword, a badge, a name; to bear arms in a coat.
To keep afloat; as, the water bears a ship.

All definitions and other forms of “bear”

To support or sustain without sinking or yielding; to endure; as, a man can bear severe pain or calamity; or to sustain with proportionate strength, and without injury; as, a man may bear stronger food or drink.
To entertain; to carry in the mind; as, to bear a great love for a friend; to bear inveterate hatred to gaming.
To suffer; to undergo; as, to bear punishment.
To suffer without resentment, or interference to prevent; to have patience; as, to bear neglect or indignities.
To admit or be capable of; that is, to suffer or sustain without violence, injury, or change; as, to give words the most favorable interpretation they will bear
To bring forth or produce, as the fruit of plants, or the young of animals; as, to bear apples; to bear children.
To give birth to, or be the native place of.
To possess and use as power; to exercise; as, to bear sway.
To gain or win.
To carry on, or maintain; to have; as, to bear a part in conversation.
To show or exhibit; to relate; as, to bear testimony or witness.
To sustain the effect, or be answerable for; as, to bear the blame.
To sustain, as expense; to supply the means of paying; as, to bear the charges, that is, to pay the expenses.
To be the object of.
To behave; to act in any character; as, 'hath he borne himself penitent?'
To remove, or to endure the effects of; and hence to give satisfaction for.“He shall bear their iniquities” Isaiah 53:11

BEAR, verb intransitive

To suffer, as with pain.

To be patient; to endure.
To produce, as fruit; to be fruitful, in opposition to barrenness.
To take effect; to succeed; as, to bring matters to bear
To act in any character.
To be situated as to the point of compass, with respect to something else; as, the land bore E,nounE. from the ship.
To bear away, in navigation, is to change the course of a ship, when close hauled, or sailing with a side wind, and make her run before the wind.
To bear down, is to drive or tend to; to approach with a fair wind; as, the fleet bore down upon the enemy.
To bear in, is to run or tend towards; as, a ship bears in with the land; opposed to bear off, or keeping at a greater distance.
To bear up, is to tend or move towards; as, to bear up to one another; also, to be supported; to have fortitude; to be firm; not to sink; as, to bear up under afflictions.
To bear upon, or against, is to lean
To bear against, to approach for attack or seizure; as, 'a lion bears against his prey.'
To bear upon, to act upon; as, the artillery bore upon the center; or to be pointed or situated so as to affect; as, to bring or plant guns so as to bear upon a fort, or a ship.
To bear with, to endure what is unpleasing; to be indulgent; to forbear to resent, oppose, or punish.“Reason would I should bear with you” Acts 18:14“Shall not God avenge his elect, though he bear long with them?” Luke 18:7

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.