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דּוּר

𐤃𐤅𐤓

dûwr

H1752 verb

SILEX Entry

Root דור to move in a circle, to encircle, to dwell, to remain

Definition

A verbal root meaning 'to move in a circle,' 'to encircle,' or 'to dwell,' expressing both physical circling and the notion of remaining or residing in a place. In some contexts, it denotes persistence or the act of staying in an area, often with a nuance of continuity or repetition.

Semantic Range

to encircle, to move in a circuit, to go around, to remain, to dwell, to encamp, to persist

Root / Etymology

Root דּוּר (דור), with the core root meaning 'to turn,' 'move in a circle,' 'encircle.' The verb is derived from this sense of circular or enduring action and came to denote 'to remain' or 'dwell' due to the connection between encircling a space and inhabiting or staying within it. The root is distinct from the unrelated noun דור (dôr, H1755), 'generation.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

דּוּר (dûwr) is a comparatively rare verb in biblical Hebrew, most often expressing the act of moving in a circle or of encamping by encircling a place. Over time, this imagery lent itself to the notion of remaining or dwelling, as one would dwell within a protective circle or boundary. The sense of 'to remain' in Strong’s reflects post-biblical and occasional biblical uses, but the predominant connotation in the Hebrew Bible is of circling or encircling motion. Modern translations often render it as 'dwell' or 'abide', though this flattens the dynamic imagery of the original. It is unrelated to the more common Hebrew roots שׁכן (shakan, 'to settle, dwell') or יָשַׁב (yashav, 'to sit, reside'), which are the usual verbs for inhabiting or dwelling. The sense of circularity in דּוּר is occasionally linked with military activity or encampment, distinct from these residential verbs.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

a primitive root; properly, to gyrate (or move in a circle), i.e. to remain; dwell.

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Root Family

דור (d-w-r) — to move in a circle, to encircle, to dwell, to remain

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H1753 דּוּר dwellers of
H1754 דּוּר Encircle!
H1755 דּוֹר in the generation-cycle
H1756 דּוֹר generation-cycle
H1757 דּוּרָא Dura (Enclosed Place)

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H1752-01 מִ֝/דּ֗וּר midur HR/Vqc than to dwell from dwelling 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H1752-01 Psalms 84:11 מִ֝/דּ֗וּר midur HR/Vqc than to dwell from dwelling
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