Bible Dictionaries
Dove

King James Dictionary

Search for…

Enter query below:

or

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

Prev Entry
Dough

Next Entry
Dower

Resource Toolbox

Print Article

Additional Links

Concordances
Nave Topical Bible
• Dove, Turtle
Scofield Reference Index
• Dove
Thompson Chain Reference
• Turtle Doves
• Doves
Treasury of Biblical Knowledge
• Dung, Doves, Cows
Torrey Topical Textbook
• Dove, the
Dictionaries
American Tract Society
• Turtle-Dove
• Doves' Dung
• Doves
Easton's Bible Dictionary
• Turtle, Turtle-Dove
• Dove's Dung
• Dove
Fausset Bible Dictionary
• Turtle (Dove)
• Dove
Holman Bible Dictionary
• Dove's Dung
• Dove On Far Off Terebinths
• Dove
Hastings' BibleDictionary
• Turtle Dove
• Doves' Dung
• Dove
Hastings' NT Dictionary
• Dove
King James Dictionary
• Dove
Morrish Bible Dictionary
• Turtle, Turtle Dove
• Dove
• Dove's Dung
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
• Dove (2)
• Dove
• Ark and Dove
Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary
• Dove
People's Bible Dictionary
• Turtle-Dove
• Dove (2)
• Dove
Smith Bible Dictionary
• Turtle-dove
• Doves Dung
• Dove
Vines' Expository Dictionary
• Dove, Turtle-Dove
Wilson's Bible Types
• Dove (Turtle)
Webster Dictionary
• Sea Dove
• Dove-Eyed
• Dove's-Foot
•   (only first 3 shown)
Watson's Theological Dictionary
• Dove
Encyclopedias
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
• Dove
• Dove River
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
• Dove
• Turtle-Dove
Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia
• Dove
• Doves' Dung
McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
• Dove
• Dove, in Christian Art
• Dove, John
•   (only first 3 shown)
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
• Dove
• Dove, Heinrich Wilhelm
The Catholic Encyclopedia
• Dove
The Jewish Encyclopedia
• Dove
• Turtle-Dove
Lexicons
• ܝܰܘܢܳܐ
• περιστερά
• דִּבְינִים
• יונָה

DOVE, n. G.

1. The oenas, or domestic pigeon, a species of Columba. Its color is a deep bluish ash color the breast is dashed with a fine changeable green and purple the sides of the neck, with a copper color. In a wild state, it builds its nest in holes of rocks or in hollow trees, but it is easily domesticated, and forms one of the luxuries of the table.

2. A word of endearment, or an emblem of innocence. Song of Song of Solomon 2:14 .