# dod (דּוֹד)

pronounced: dod


**Beloved — the lover of Song of Songs**

## In Scripture

> The voice of my beloved! Behold, he comes, leaping on the mountains, skipping on the hills.
> — Song of Solomon 2:8 (The dod arriving — the one whose approach is unmistakable)

> My beloved is mine, and I am his. He browses among the lilies.
> — Song of Solomon 2:16 (Dodi li — the Song's refrain, and the line most often sung)


## How to read this entry

The definition comes from the IsraelForYou lexicon. Scripture quotations and their translation are named below; later tradition or modern usage is identified when it appears.


https://israelforyou.com/hebrew/dod/