Lexicon
דַּד
dad
H1717
H:N-M Hebrew

breast

4
Occurrences
2
Books
Hebrew
Language

dad denotes breasts, viewed in these verses in sexualized contact or as a source of satisfaction within a loving relationship.

The attested use denotes breasts: three Ezekiel clauses describe their pressing or bruising in accounts of youthful sexual conduct, while Proverbs 5:19 places them in a wish for ongoing satisfaction with a loved wife.

Senses in use

  1. Breasts in bodily and intimate contexts · dominant

    All four occurrences use a masculine dual construct form in clauses concerning breasts. In Ezekiel 23:3, Ezekiel 23:8, and Ezekiel 23:21 the APB renders actions of pressing, bruising, or fondling them in recollections of youthful conduct; in Proverbs 5:19 it renders them as satisfying the man addressed alongside love for his wife.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as “breasts” in every supplied verse, although its surrounding descriptions vary between pressing or fondling in Ezekiel and satisfaction in Proverbs. These English clauses confirm the verse contexts rather than establish separate renderings.

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