Original Word: דּוּר
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: dur
Phonetic Spelling: (dure)
Definition: to heap up, pile, dwellWord Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to heap up, pile, dwell
NASB Translation
dwell (1).

דּוּר verb 1. heap up, pile.

2 dwell (originally move in a circle, go about, surround, compare Arabic ; house, especially as group of buildings about a court; Assyrian dûru, wall, fortress, COT^Gloss; thence (denominative Fl Late Hebrew WB^{i. 440}) dwell Aramaic דּוּר, (participle & Pa`el), hence in Hebrew compare Gies^{ZAW i. 304} Fl^l.c. Che^{OP 479}; Ethiopic generation (= דּוֺר: probably loan-word); according to Hpt KAT^{2Glossary i.} Assyrian [daru§, endure], dârû, everlasting (compare Bez^{Orient. Diplom}.) = Arabic long time, age) —

Qal in Infinitive מִדּוּר באהלירֿשׁע Psalm 84:11 than to dwell in tents of wickedness. Imperative (or Infinitive absolute irregular for דּוֺר, compare "" לָקוֺחַ) דּוּר העצמים Ezekiel 24:5 heap up. — In Genesis 6:3 some read Imperfect3masculine singular יָדוּר shall dwell, for ידון; see דין.

[דּוּר] verb dwell (see Biblical Hebrew); —

Pe`al Imperfect3feminine singular of beasts תְּדוּר Daniel 4:18; 3masculine plural birds יְדֻרוּן Daniel 4:9 (Qr feminine יְדוּרָן, f. subject, צִמֲּרֵי, follows, compare Daniel 4:18 and K^{§ 98, 2 c, Anm. 3}); Participle plural of men, דָּאדִין Kt Daniel 2:38; Daniel 3:31; Daniel 6:26 (Qr דָּֽיְרִין); as substantive, construct דָּארֵי Kt Daniel 4:32 (twice in verse) (Qr דָּֽיְרֵי) as substantive, construct דָּארֵי Kt Daniel 4:32 (twice in verse) (Qr דָּֽיְרֵי dwellers.

dwell

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

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