דֹ֭דִים — Proverbs 7:18 Hebrew Word Study

דֹ֭דִים

𐤃𐤃𐤉𐤌

dodim

of love

or (shortened) דֹּד; from an unused root meaning properly, to boil, i.e.; (figuratively) to love; by implication, a love-token, lover, friend; specifically an uncle; (well-) beloved, father's brother, love, uncle.

H1730

Proverbs 7:18 · Word #3

Lexicon `H1730`

Lemma	דּוֹד
Lemma (Paleo)	𐤃𐤅𐤃
Transliteration	dôwd
Strong's	H1730
In-context	of love

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 `H1730-11`

beloved-ones

Root	דוד (d-w-d)
Core Meanings	boiling, passionate love, affection, belovedness, kinship
Semantic Range	beloved ones, lovers, love-expressions, acts of love, close friends, uncles or male kin
Conceptual Significance	The term conveys warm, intimate affection, whether romantic or familial. In poetic contexts such as the Song of Songs, it expresses passionate covenantal love, while in narrative settings it can denote close kinship, reflecting the intertwined themes of love and family loyalty in Israelite culture.
Morphological Notes	Common masculine plural absolute noun from דּוֹד (H1730). The plural form דֹּדִים can denote multiple beloved persons or expressions of love, depending on context.
Rendering Rationale	The noun דֹּדִים is a masculine plural absolute form of דּוֹד, rooted in the idea of passionate, "boiling" love. Rendering it as "beloved-ones" preserves both the affectionate core of the root and the masculine plural morphology indicated by HNcmpa.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root דוד (boiling, passionate love, affection, belovedness, kinship)

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
`H1732-02`	david	Beloved-one (David)
`H1732-03`	davyid	Beloved-one (David)
`H1734-01`	ddy	Beloved-One
`H1730-01`	dod	beloved-uncle of
`H1730-02`	dodah	her beloved-one
`H1733-01`	dodatekha	your beloved-kin aunt
`H1733-02`	dodato	his beloved-aunt
`H1735-01`	dodavahu	Beloved-of-Yah
`H1730-03`	doday	My-Beloved (masculine proper name)
`H1730-04`	doday	my beloved-ones
`H1730-05`	dodayikhe	your beloved-ones
`H1730-06`	dodekha	your beloved-uncle
`H1730-07`	dodekhe	your love-beloved (male)
`H1730-08`	dodeyhen	their (feminine) beloved-uncles
`H1730-09`	dodeykha	your beloved-ones
`H1730-10`	dodi	my beloved-one
`H1730-12`	dodo	his beloved-uncle
`H1730-13`	dodo	his beloved-uncle
`H1736-02`	dudaey	mandrake-fruits of
`H1736-03`	dudaim	love-apples
`H419-01`	eledad	God-has-loved
`H1731-02`	hadud	the boiling-pot
`H1736-04`	hadudaim	the pot-fruits
`H1732-04`	kedavid	like David, the Beloved
`H1731-03`	kedud	like a boiling-pot
`H1732-05`	ledavid	to David (the Beloved One)
`H1730-14`	ledodi	to my beloved-one
`H3039-01`	lididi	to my beloved one
`H3039-02`	lidido	to his beloved one
`H1730-15`	midod	from a beloved-man
`H1731-04`	midud	from a boiling-pot
`H1736-05`	midudaey	love-fruits of
`H1732-06`	uledavid	and to David, the Beloved one
`H1731-05`	uvadevadim	and in the boiling-pots
`H1731-06`	vadud	in the boiling-pot
`H1732-07`	vedavid	and David (the Beloved)
`H1730-16`	vedodi	and my beloved-one
`H1731-07`	vehadud	and the boiling-pot
`H3039-03`	yedid	beloved one
`H3040-01`	yedidah	Beloved-woman
`H3039-05`	yedidot	beloved women

Word Usage (61 occurrences of H1730)

Location	Form	Transliteration	Meaning
Leviticus 10:4	דֹּ֣ד	dod	uncle
Leviticus 20:20	דֹּד֖/וֹ	dodo	his uncle
Leviticus 25:49	דֹד֞/וֹ	dodo	his uncle
Leviticus 25:49	דֹּד/וֹ֙	dodo-2	of his uncle
Numbers 36:11	דֹדֵי/הֶ֖ן	dodeyhen	of their uncles
1 Samuel 10:14	דּ֨וֹד	dod	uncle
1 Samuel 10:15	דּ֣וֹד	dod	uncle
1 Samuel 10:16	דּוֹד֔/וֹ	dodo	his uncle
1 Samuel 14:50	דּ֥וֹד	dod	uncle-of
2 Kings 24:17	דֹד֖/וֹ	dodo	his uncle
Isaiah 5:1	דּוֹדִ֖/י	dodi	my beloved
Jeremiah 32:7	דֹּֽדְ/ךָ֔	dodekha	your uncle
Jeremiah 32:8	דֹּדִ֜/י	dodi	of my uncle
Jeremiah 32:9	דֹּדִ֖/י	dodi	of my uncle
Jeremiah 32:12	דֹּדִ֔/י	dodi	my uncle
Ezekiel 16:8	דֹּדִ֔ים	dodim	of loves
Ezekiel 23:17	דֹּדִ֔ים	dodim	loves
Amos 6:10	דּוֹד֣/וֹ	dodo	his-uncle
Proverbs 7:18	דֹ֭דִים	dodim	of love
Song of Songs 1:2	דֹּדֶ֖י/ךָ	dodeykha	your loves
Song of Songs 1:4	דֹדֶ֨י/ךָ֙	dodeykha	your love
Song of Songs 1:13	דּוֹדִ/י֙	dodi	my beloved
Song of Songs 1:14	דּוֹדִ/י֙	dodi	my beloved
Song of Songs 1:16	דוֹדִ/י֙	dodi	my beloved
Song of Songs 2:3	דּוֹדִ֖/י	dodi	is my beloved
Song of Songs 2:8	דּוֹדִ֔/י	dodi	of my beloved
Song of Songs 2:9	דוֹדִ/י֙	dodi	my beloved
Song of Songs 2:10	דוֹדִ֖/י	dodi	my beloved
Song of Songs 2:16	דּוֹדִ֥/י	dodi	my beloved
Song of Songs 2:17	דוֹדִ֜/י	dodi	my beloved
Song of Songs 4:10	דֹדַ֖יִ/ךְ	dodayikhe	are your loves
Song of Songs 4:10	דֹדַ֨יִ/ךְ֙	dodayikhe-2	are your loves
Song of Songs 4:16	דוֹדִ/י֙	dodi	my beloved
Song of Songs 5:1	דּוֹדִֽים	dodim	O lovers
Song of Songs 5:2	דּוֹדִ֣/י	dodi	of my beloved
Song of Songs 5:4	דּוֹדִ֗/י	dodi	my beloved
Song of Songs 5:5	לְ/דוֹדִ֑/י	ledodi	to my beloved
Song of Songs 5:6	לְ/דוֹדִ֔/י	ledodi	to my beloved
Song of Songs 5:6	וְ/דוֹדִ֖/י	vedodi	and my beloved
Song of Songs 5:8	דּוֹדִ֔/י	dodi	my beloved
Song of Songs 5:9	דּוֹדֵ֣/ךְ	dodekhe	is your beloved
Song of Songs 5:9	מִ/דּ֔וֹד	midod	than another beloved
Song of Songs 5:9	דּוֹדֵ֣/ךְ	dodekhe-2	is your beloved
Song of Songs 5:9	מִ/דּ֔וֹד	midod-2	than another beloved
Song of Songs 5:10	דּוֹדִ֥/י	dodi	my beloved
Song of Songs 5:16	דוֹדִ/י֙	dodi	my beloved
Song of Songs 6:1	דּוֹדֵ֔/ךְ	dodekhe	your beloved
Song of Songs 6:1	דוֹדֵ֔/ךְ	dodekhe-2	your beloved
Song of Songs 6:2	דּוֹדִ/י֙	dodi	my beloved
Song of Songs 6:3	לְ/דוֹדִ/י֙	ledodi	to my beloved
Song of Songs 6:3	וְ/דוֹדִ֣/י	vedodi	and my beloved
Song of Songs 7:10	לְ/דוֹדִ֖/י	ledodi	to my beloved
Song of Songs 7:11	לְ/דוֹדִ֔/י	ledodi	to my beloved
Song of Songs 7:12	דוֹדִ/י֙	dodi	my-beloved
Song of Songs 7:13	דֹּדַ֖/י	doday	my-beloved
Song of Songs 7:14	דּוֹדִ֖/י	dodi	my beloved
Song of Songs 8:5	דּוֹדָ֑/הּ	dodah	her beloved
Song of Songs 8:14	דּוֹדִ֗/י	dodi	my beloved
Esther 2:7	דֹּד֔/וֹ	dodo	his uncle
Esther 2:15	דֹּ֣ד	dod	uncle
1 Chronicles 27:32	דּוֹד	dod	uncle

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Lexicon H1730

Morphology HNcmpa All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 H1730-11

Words from Root דוד (boiling, passionate love, affection, belovedness, kinship)

Word Usage (61 occurrences of H1730)

Lexicon `H1730`

Morphology `HNcmpa` All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 `H1730-11`