1739. daveh
Strong's Lexicon
daveh: Faint, unwell, sick, menstruous

Original Word: דָּוֶה
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: daveh
Pronunciation: dah-veh
Phonetic Spelling: (daw-veh')
Definition: Faint, unwell, sick, menstruous
Meaning: sick

Word Origin: From the root דָּוָה (dawah), which means to be unwell or to languish.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent in the Strong's Concordance that matches the specific usage of "daveh" in the Hebrew Bible. However, the concept of ritual impurity and physical weakness can be related to Greek terms dealing with sickness or impurity, such as ἀκάθαρτος (akathartos - unclean).

Usage: The Hebrew word "daveh" is used to describe a state of being unwell or faint, often associated with physical weakness or sickness. In the context of the Old Testament, it is sometimes used to describe the condition of a woman during her menstrual period, indicating a state of ritual impurity according to the Levitical laws.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, the concept of ritual purity was significant, and certain natural bodily functions, such as menstruation, were considered to render a person ritually unclean. This was not a moral judgment but a ceremonial one, affecting one's ability to participate in religious activities. The laws concerning ritual purity are detailed in the book of Leviticus, reflecting the broader cultural and religious practices of the time.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from davah
Definition
faint, unwell
NASB Translation
faint (2), impure thing (1), menstruous (1), woman who (1), woman who is ill (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
דָּוֶה adjective faint, unwellדָּוֶה Lamentations 5:17, feminine דָּוָה Leviticus 15:33 3t.;

1 faint, Lamentations 1:13 ("" שֹׁמֵמָה) Lamentations 5:17.

2 unwell, menstruous Leviticus 15:33; Leviticus 20:18; Isaiah 30:22 דָּוָה perhaps = כְּלִי דָוָה De.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
faint, menstruous cloth, she that is sick, having sickness

From davah; sick (especially in menstruation) -- faint, menstruous cloth, she that is sick, having sickness.

see HEBREW davah

Forms and Transliterations
דָּוָ֗ה דָּוָֽה׃ דָוֶה֙ דָוָ֔ה דוה דוה׃ וְהַדָּוָה֙ והדוה dā·wāh ḏā·wāh ḏā·weh daVah daVeh dāwāh ḏāwāh ḏāweh vehaddaVah wə·had·dā·wāh wəhaddāwāh
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Englishman's Concordance
Leviticus 15:33
HEB: וְהַדָּוָה֙ בְּנִדָּתָ֔הּ וְהַזָּב֙
NAS: and for the woman who is ill because of menstrual impurity,
KJV: And of her that is sick of her flowers,
INT: the woman of menstrual hath

Leviticus 20:18
HEB: אֶת־ אִשָּׁ֜ה דָּוָ֗ה וְגִלָּ֤ה אֶת־
NAS: lies with a menstruous woman
KJV: with a woman having her sickness, and shall uncover
INT: for woman A menstruous and uncovers her nakedness

Isaiah 30:22
HEB: תִּזְרֵם֙ כְּמ֣וֹ דָוָ֔ה צֵ֖א תֹּ֥אמַר
NAS: You will scatter them as an impure thing, [and] say
KJV: thou shalt cast them away as a menstruous cloth; thou shalt say
INT: will scatter as an impure to them be gone say

Lamentations 1:13
HEB: כָּל־ הַיּ֖וֹם דָּוָֽה׃ ס
NAS: He has made me desolate, Faint all day
KJV: me desolate [and] faint all the day.
INT: all day Faint

Lamentations 5:17
HEB: זֶ֗ה הָיָ֤ה דָוֶה֙ לִבֵּ֔נוּ עַל־
NAS: our heart is faint, Because
KJV: For this our heart is faint; for these [things] our eyes
INT: of this become is faint our heart Because

5 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1739
5 Occurrences


dā·wāh — 3 Occ.
ḏā·weh — 1 Occ.
wə·had·dā·wāh — 1 Occ.
















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