H1673 דֹּאֵג (Dôʼêg) do-ayg'

Hebrew

Noun (Masculine)

Quick Definition

Doeg

Biblical Persons & Places

Doeg Man living at the time of United Monarchy

A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.21.7; only referred to as Doeg (דֹּאֵג).

Strong's Definition

Doeg, an Edomite

Derivation: or (fully) דּוֹאֵג; active participle of H1672 (דָּאַג); anxious;

KJV Usage: Doeg.

Outline of Biblical Usage

Doeg = "fearing"

1) an Edomite, chief of Saul's herdsmen, who slew all the priests

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

דֹּאֵג (do.eg) — Doeg. A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.21.7 § Doeg = "fearing" an Edomite, chief of Saul's herdsmen, who slew all the priests

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

דֹּואֵג (H1673) — דֹּאֵג

name

Names of People

Doeg = man; ◄ Edomite; ► official, during the time of king Saul, who betrayed the whereabouts of David to his master and later killed the priests of YHWH

1SA 21:8 · 1SA 22:9 · 1SA 22:18 · 1SA 22:18 · 1SA 22:22 · PSA 52:2

Enio R. Mueller

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

דֹּאֵג n.pr.m. an Edomite, servant of Saul base

Bible Occurrences (5)

21:7 22:9 22:18 22:22

52:1

1 Samuel 21:7

Now one of Saul’s servants was there that day, detained before the LORD. And his name [was] Doeg the Edomite, the chief shepherd for Saul.

1 Samuel 22:9

But Doeg the Edomite, who had stationed himself with Saul’s... servants, answered: I saw the son of Jesse come to Ahimelech son of Ahitub at Nob.

1 Samuel 22:18

So the king ordered Doeg, You turn and strike down the priests! And Doeg the Edomite turned and struck down the priests himself. On that day he killed eighty-five... men who wore the linen ephod.

1 Samuel 22:22

Then David said to Abiathar, I knew that Doeg the Edomite... was there that day, and that he was sure to tell... Saul. I myself am responsible for the lives of everyone in your father’s house.