Proto-Semitic origin
Source-reportedMeaning: “bear”
From Proto-Semitic *dubb- (“bear”). Cognate with Arabic دُبٌّ (dubbun, “bear”).
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- Wiktionary: דובCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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“bear”
Language context for this entry: Hebrew
01 / Meaning & origin
דוב is a masculine given name documented in Hebrew. English Wiktionary traces it to Proto-Semitic *dubb-, with the stated meaning “bear”.
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Meaning: “bear”
From Proto-Semitic *dubb- (“bear”). Cognate with Arabic دُبٌّ (dubbun, “bear”).
源自原始閃米特語 *dubb- (“熊”)。
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