dov denotes the bear-like creature named as the second beast in Daniel 7:5.

The attested use names the bear-like creature to which the second beast is compared in Daniel 7:5.

1. Bear-like creature in a beast comparison · dominant

   In Daniel 7:5, the masculine singular absolute noun occurs in the description of “another beast, a second one,” which the APB renders as “resembling a bear”; the same creature is raised on one side and has three ribs between its teeth.

   Daniel 7:5

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Daniel 7:5, the APB presents the comparison as “resembling a bear.” This rendering confirms the verse’s comparison rather than isolating the noun independently.