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Lexicon :: Strong's H3123 - yônâ

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יוֹנָה
Transliteration
yônâ
Pronunciation
yo-naw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably from the same as יַיִן (H3196)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 854a

Strong’s Definitions

יוֹנָה yôwnâh, yo-naw'; probably from the same as H3196; a dove (apparently from the warmth of their mating):—dove, pigeon.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 32x

The KJV translates Strong's H3123 in the following manner: dove (21x), pigeon (10x), variant (with H1686) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 32x
The KJV translates Strong's H3123 in the following manner: dove (21x), pigeon (10x), variant (with H1686) (1x).

  1. dove, pigeon

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
יוֹנָה yôwnâh, yo-naw'; probably from the same as H3196; a dove (apparently from the warmth of their mating):—dove, pigeon.
STRONGS H3123: Abbreviations
† I. יוֺנָה noun feminine dove (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic id., bdb040102) — absolute יוֺנָה Genesis 8:8 + 20 times; construct יוֺנֵת [H3128 Psalm 56:1]; suffix יוֺנָתִי Songs 2:14 + 2 times; plural יוֺנִים Nahum 2:8 [Nahum 2:7] + 6 times; construct יוֺנֵי Ezekiel 7:16 (see below); — dove Genesis 8:8, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:12 (all J); often of offerings, בֶּןיֿוֺנָה Leviticus 12:6 (P; an individual of the species; || תֹּר); בְּנֵי (ה)יוֺנִים || תֹּרִיםׅ Leviticus 1:14; Leviticus 5:7, Leviticus 5:11; Leviticus 12:8; Leviticus 14:22, Leviticus 14:30; Leviticus 15:14, Leviticus 15:29; Numbers 6:10 (all P); חֲרִי יוֺנִים dove's dung 2 Kings 6:25 (Kt, yet see GeiUrschrift 409); in various similes: Ephraim is כְּיוֺנָה פּוֹתָה like a silly dove Hosea 7:11 (allowing itself to be snared); simile of return of exiles, like eager flight of doves Hosea 11:11, of ships with white outspread sails Isaiah 60:8; אֵבֶר כַּיּוֺנָה Psalm 55:7 [Psalm 55:6]; see also כַּנְפֵי יוֺנָה Psalm 68:14 [Psalm 68:13]; simile of fugitive Moab Jeremiah 48:28; also כְּיוֺנֵי הַגֵּאָיוֺת Ezekiel 7:16 like the doves of the valleys (but on text see Co, who emends כיונים הוֺגִיּוֺת, but regards phrase as gloss): simile of mourning כְּקוֺל יוֺנִים Nahum 2:8 [Nahum 2:7]; without קוֺל, הגה כיונים Isaiah 38:14; Isaiah 59:11 (from mournful note); figurative of beauty (only Canticles): עֵינַיִךְ יוֺנִים thine eyes are (those of) doves Songs 1:15; Songs 4:1, see also Songs 4:12; term of endearment, יוֺנָתִי my dove Songs 2:14; Songs 5:2; Songs 6:9. Elsewhere only [H3128 Psalm 56:1] (title) (עַל) יוֺנַת אֵלֶם רְחֹקִים probably name of melody: To 'the dove of distant terebinths' (read אֵלִים for אֵלֶם; see אֵלֶם above, and BaePsalms, p. xvii). — On sanctity of dove among Shemites, see RSSemitic i. 202, 275.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

8:8; 8:8; 8:9; 8:10; 8:11; 8:12

Leviticus

1:14; 5:7; 5:11; 12:6; 12:8; 14:22; 14:30; 15:14; 15:29

Numbers

6:10

2 Kings

6:25

Psalms

55:6; 68:13

Song of Songs

1:15; 2:14; 2:14; 4:1; 4:12; 5:2; 6:9

Isaiah

38:14; 59:11; 60:8

Jeremiah

48:28

Ezekiel

7:16; 7:16

Hosea

7:11; 11:11

Nahum

2:7; 2:7

H3123

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3123 matches the Hebrew יוֹנָה (yônâ),
which occurs 32 times in 32 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:8 - And he sent [fn]a dove after it to see if the water had ceased from off the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:9 - And the dove not having found rest for her feet, returned to him into the ark, because the water was on all the face of the earth, and he stretched out his hand and took her, and brought her to himself into the ark.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:10 - And having waited yet seven other days, he again sent forth the dove from the ark.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:11 - And the dove returned to him in the evening, and had a leaf of olive, a sprig in her mouth; and Noe knew that the water had ceased from off the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:12 - And having waited yet seven other days, he again sent forth the dove, and she did not return to him again any more.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:14 - And if he bring his gift, a burnt-offering to the Lord, of birds, then shall he bring his gift of doves or pigeons.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:7 - And if he cannot afford a sheep, he shall bring for his sin which he has sinned, two turtle-doves or two young pigeons to the Lord; one for a sin-offering, and the other for a burnt-offering.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:11 - And if he cannot afford a pair of turtle-doves, or two young pigeons, then shall he bring as his gift for his sin, the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a sin-offering; he shall not pour oil upon it, nor shall he put frankincense upon it, because it is a sin-offering.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 12:6 - And when the days of her purification shall have been fulfilled for a son or a daughter, she shall bring a lamb of a year old without blemish for a whole-burnt-offering, and a young pigeon or turtle-dove for a sin-offering to the door of the tabernacle of witness, to the priest.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 12:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 12:8 - And if she cannot afford a lamb, then shall she take two turtle-doves or two young pigeons, one for a whole-burnt-offering, and one for a sin-offering; and the priest shall make atonement for her, and she shall be purified.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:22 - and two turtle-doves, or two young pigeons, as he can afford; and the one shall be for a sin-offering, and the other for a whole-burnt-offering.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:30 - And he shall offer one of the turtle-doves or of the young pigeons, as he can afford it,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:14 - And on the eighth day he shall take to himself two turtle-doves or two young pigeons, and he shall bring them before the Lord to the doors of the tabernacle of witness, and shall give them to the priest.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:29 - And on the eighth day she shall take two turtle-doves, or two young pigeons, and shall bring them to the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of witness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:10 - And on the eighth day he shall bring two turtle-doves, or two young pigeons, to the priest, to the doors of the tabernacle of witness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:6 - (LXX 54:7) And I said, O that I had wings as those of a dove! then would I flee away, and be at rest.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 56:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 56:1 - (LXX 55:1) For the end, concerning the people that were removed from the [fn]sanctuary, by David for a memorial, when the Philistines caught him in Geth. (55:2) Have mercy upon me, O God; for man has trodden me down; all the day long he warring has afflicted me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:13 - (LXX 67:14) Even if ye should lie among the lots, ye shall have the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her breast with [fn]yellow gold.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:15 - Behold, thou art fair, my companion; behold, thou art fair; thine eyes are doves.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:14 - Thou art my dove, in the shelter of the rock, near the wall: shew me thy face, and cause me to hear thy voice; for thy voice is sweet, and thy countenance is beautiful.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:1 - Behold, thou art fair, my companion; behold, thou art fair; thine eyes are doves, beside thy veil: thy hair is as flocks of goats, that have appeared from Galaad.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:2 - I sleep, but my heart is awake: the voice of my kinsman knocks at the door, saying, Open, open to me, my companion, my sister, my dove, my perfect one: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:12 - His eyes are as doves, by the pools of waters, washed with milk, sitting by the pools.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:9 - My dove, my perfect one is one; she is the only one of her mother; she is the choice of her that bore her. The daughters saw her, and the queens will pronounce her blessed, yea, and the concubines, and they will praise her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 38:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 38:14 - As a swallow, so will I cry, and as a dove, so do I mourn: for mine eyes have failed with looking to the height of heaven to the Lord, who has delivered me,

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:11 - They shall proceed together as a bear and as a dove: we have waited for judgment, and there is no salvation, it is gone far from us.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:8 - Who are these that fly as clouds, and as doves with young ones to me?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:28 - (LXX 31:28) The inhabitants of Moab have left the cities, and dwelt in rocks; they have become as doves nestling in rocks, at the mouth of a cave.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:16 - But they that escape of them shall be delivered, and shall be upon the mountains: and I will slay all the rest, every one for his iniquities.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 7:11 - And Ephraim was as a silly dove, not having a heart: he called to Egypt, and they went to the Assyrians.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 11:11

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 11:11 - They shall be amazed and fly as a bird out of Egypt, and as a dove out of the land of the Assyrians: and I will restore them to their houses, saith the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:7 - (LXX 2:8) and the foundation has been exposed; and she has gone up, and her maid-servants were led away as doves moaning in their hearts.
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