Strong's Hebrew: 8450. תּוֹרִין (tor) -- Turtledove

Strong's Lexicon

tor: Turtledove

Original Word: תּוֹר
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: towr
Pronunciation: tohr
Phonetic Spelling: (tore)
Definition: Turtledove
Meaning: a bull

Word Origin: From an unused root meaning to be long-necked

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - Strong's Greek 5167 (τρυγών, trugon): Refers to a turtledove, used in the Septuagint and the New Testament.

Usage: The Hebrew word "tor" refers to a turtledove, a bird known for its gentle and peaceful nature. In the Bible, turtledoves are often mentioned in the context of sacrifices and offerings, symbolizing purity and innocence. They are also associated with love and fidelity, as seen in the Song of Solomon.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, turtledoves were common and easily accessible birds, making them a practical choice for sacrificial offerings, especially for those who could not afford larger animals. The turtledove's migratory patterns and cooing sounds were familiar to the people of the region, and they often symbolized the arrival of spring and renewal.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
(Aramaic) corresponding to shor
Definition
a bullock
NASB Translation
bulls (3), cattle (4).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

turtle dove

(Aramaic) corresponding (by permutation) to showr; a bull -- bullock, ox.

see HEBREW showr

Forms and Transliterations

כְתוֹרִ֣ין ׀ כְתוֹרִין֙ כתורין תּוֹרִ֣ין תּוֹרִ֤ין ׀ תוֹרִ֣ין תורין chetoRin ḵə·ṯō·w·rîn ḵəṯōwrîn tō·w·rîn ṯō·w·rîn toRin tōwrîn ṯōwrîn

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Englishman's Concordance

Ezra 6:9
HEB: חַשְׁחָ֡ן וּבְנֵ֣י תוֹרִ֣ין וְדִכְרִ֣ין וְאִמְּרִ֣ין ׀
NAS: both young bulls, rams,
KJV: both young bullocks, and rams,
INT: of young bulls rams and lambs

Ezra 6:17
HEB: אֱלָהָ֣א דְנָה֒ תּוֹרִ֣ין מְאָ֔ה דִּכְרִ֣ין
NAS: of God 100bulls, 200 rams,
KJV: an hundred bullocks, two hundred
INT: of God of this bullocks an hundred rams

Ezra 7:17
HEB: בְּכַסְפָּ֣א דְנָ֗ה תּוֹרִ֤ין ׀ דִּכְרִין֙ אִמְּרִ֔ין
NAS: buy bulls, rams
KJV: with this money bullocks, rams, lambs,
INT: money this bulls rams and lambs

Daniel 4:25
HEB: מְדֹרָ֜ךְ וְעִשְׂבָּ֥א כְתוֹרִ֣ין ׀ לָ֣ךְ יְטַֽעֲמ֗וּן
NAS: to eat like cattle and be drenched
KJV: grass as oxen, and they shall wet
INT: and your dwelling grass cattle and you be given the dew

Daniel 4:32
HEB: מְדֹרָ֗ךְ עִשְׂבָּ֤א כְתוֹרִין֙ לָ֣ךְ יְטַעֲמ֔וּן
NAS: to eat like cattle, and seven
KJV: grass as oxen, and seven
INT: and your dwelling grass cattle will be given and seven

Daniel 4:33
HEB: טְרִ֔יד וְעִשְׂבָּ֤א כְתוֹרִין֙ יֵאכֻ֔ל וּמִטַּ֥ל
NAS: grass like cattle, and his body
KJV: grass as oxen, and his body
INT: was driven grass cattle eating the dew

Daniel 5:21
HEB: מְדוֹרֵ֔הּ עִשְׂבָּ֤א כְתוֹרִין֙ יְטַ֣עֲמוּנֵּ֔הּ וּמִטַּ֥ל
NAS: to eat like cattle, and his body
KJV: him with grass like oxen, and his body
INT: and his dwelling grass cattle was given the dew