דֽוּדָאִים֙
𐤃𐤅𐤃𐤀𐤉𐤌
dudaim
mandrakes
from דּוּד; a boiler or basket; also the mandrake (as an aphrodisiac); basket, mandrake.
Genesis 30:14 · Word #7
Lexicon H1736
| Lemma | דּוּדַי |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤃𐤅𐤃𐤉 |
| Transliteration | dûwday |
| Strong's | H1736 |
| In-context | mandrakes |
Morphology HNcmpa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H1736-03
love-apples
| Root | דוד (d-w-d) |
| Core Meanings | pot, kettle, basket; beloved, love, lovemaking |
| Semantic Range | cooking pot, kettle, basket; mandrake plant or fruit, especially as associated with love or aphrodisiac qualities. |
| Conceptual Significance | In Genesis 30 and Song of Songs 7:13, the dudaim are connected with fertility, desire, and marital love, reflecting ancient Near Eastern beliefs about mandrakes as love-inducing or fertility-enhancing plants. |
| Morphological Notes | Common masculine plural noun in the absolute state (HNcmpa), with the regular -ים plural ending. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun is masculine plural absolute ("-im" ending), so the rendering preserves the plural form. By translating it "love-apples," the rendering reflects the association of the term with love and fertility (linked to the root דוד and its semantic field of love/desire), while identifying the plant traditionally known as the mandrake. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root דוד (pot, kettle, basket; beloved, love, lovemaking)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H1731-01 |
badudim | in the boiling-pots |
H1732-01 |
bedavid | in David (the Beloved) |
H1736-01 |
bedudaey | with the love-mandrakes of |
Word Usage (7 occurrences of H1736)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 30:14 | דֽוּדָאִים֙ | dudaim | mandrakes |
| Genesis 30:14 | מִ/דּוּדָאֵ֖י | midudaey | of the mandrakes |
| Genesis 30:15 | דּוּדָאֵ֖י | dudaey | mandrakes |