דֹּאר
dor
Dor
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe word "dor" (H1756G) represents a proper name of a person in the Hebrew Bible. It is used four times, which suggests that the individual with this name is significant enough to be mentioned multiple times, but not ubiquitous. The use of a proper name in place of a direct reference to a person implies that the name itself conveys important information about the individual. Without more context, it is not possible to determine the specific characteristics or traits associated with the person named Dor. However, the fact that this name is used in multiple places indicates that the person is likely notable within the biblical narrative, but the nature of their notability is unclear. Given the limited information available, the primary significance of the word "dor" lies in its association with a specific individual. The name itself does not convey any inherent meaning or theme, but rather serves as an identifier of a person of importance within the biblical story.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
4 total occurrences across the text
the king of Dor in the height of Dor, one; the king of Goiim in Gilgal, one;
Joshua 17:11Manasseh had three heights in Issachar, in Asher Beth Shean and its towns, and Ibleam and its towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, and the inhabitants of Endor and its towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and its towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns.
Judges 1:27Manasseh didn’t drive out the inhabitants of Beth Shean and its towns, nor Taanach and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.
1 Chronicles 7:29and by the borders of the children of Manasseh, Beth Shean and its towns, Taanach and its towns, Megiddo and its towns, and Dor and its towns. The children of Joseph the son of Israel lived in these.