Lexicon
דֹּאֵג
do.eg
H1673
N:N-M-P Hebrew

Doeg

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do.eg is a proper name used for the figure who reports David's visit and kills the priests in the Samuel account.

The attested forms function as a proper name in the Samuel narrative: the named figure sees David come to Ahimelech, is expected to report it to Saul, and is commanded to attack the priests. The form also occurs in Psalm 52:2, though the supplied translation does not visibly represent the name.

Senses in use

  1. Proper name in the Samuel narrative · dominant

    All supplied tokens are tagged Noun · Proper. In 1 Samuel 22:9 the APB renders the named speaker as saying, "I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob"; in 1 Samuel 22:18 it renders the king's command, "You turn and fall upon the priests," followed by the named figure's action. In 1 Samuel 22:22 David says that this figure would "surely tell Saul."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In the Samuel verses, the APB presents the name as "Doeg" and "Doeg the Edomite." In Psalm 52:2, the supplied APB renders a statement about a tongue and deceit without visibly representing the name.

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