Dod (דוד) means uncle in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
uncle
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Dod.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אדם הקשור בקשר משפחתי כאחי אחד ההורים, או בן הזוג של אחד כזה.
וְשֵׁם אֵשֶׁת שָׁאוּל אֲחִינֹעַם בַּת-אֲחִימָעַץ וְשֵׁם שַׂר-צְבָאוֹ אֲבִינֵר בֶּן-נֵר דּוֹד שָׁאוּל
- 2אדם הקשור בקשר אהבה.
עָנָה דוֹדִי וְאָמַר לִי קוּמִי לָךְ רַעְיָתִי יָפָתִי וּלְכִי-לָךְ
- 3רגש האהבה. דודים
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Dod is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- דּוֹד
- Written without vowel points
- דוד
- Said
- dod
- Root
- ד־ו־ד
- Pattern
- קוֹל
- Plural
- דּוֹדִים
- Feminine form
- דּוֹדָה
- Inflections
- נ' דּוֹדָה, ר' דּוֹדִים
- Gematria
- 14
This is how Dod is said in other languages.
- English
- uncle
- Arabic
- عم, خال
- Russian
- дядя
- French
- oncle
- Spanish
- tío
- German
- Onkel
- Yiddish
- פעטער
These words mean the opposite of Dod.
These words rhyme with Dod.
The word Dod is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אני לדודי ודודי לי
- בן דוד
- הדוד סם
- עת דודים
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The word Dod comes from the root ד־ו־ד, like these words.
This is where the word Dod comes from.
(2) אכדית dādu, בהוראת: מאהב,אהוּב.
These words come before and after Dod in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Dod.
What does Dod (דוד) mean in Hebrew?
Dod (דוד) means uncle. It is said dod, with the stress on dod.
What is the opposite of Dod (דוד)?
Words that mean the opposite of Dod (דוד) are אחיין.
What rhymes with Dod (דוד)?
Words that rhyme with Dod (דוד) include יסוד, כבוד, קודקוד, סוד, קוד, and מאוד.
Is Dod (דוד) masculine or feminine?
The word Dod (דוד) is a masculine noun, and its plural is דּוֹדִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry דוד of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.