דוב

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Hebrew[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Root
ד־ב־ב (d-b-b)

From Proto-Semitic *dubb- (bear). Cognate with Arabic دُبٌّ (dubbun, bear).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

דוב / דֹּב (dovm (plural indefinite דובים / דֻּבִּים, feminine counterpart דֻּבָּה) [pattern: קֹטֶל]

  1. bear

Derived terms[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

דוֹב (dovm

  1. a male given name, Dov

References[edit]

  • דוב” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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