דֹּב (dōb) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning bear. It appears
12 times
in 8 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H1677).
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 396a)
Range of meaning (TWOT 396a)bear
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
דֹּבnoun, masculine: bear
feminine bear (from soft or gliding motion)
Strong's H1677דֹּב: the bear (as slow) KJV:bear.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 396: דָּבַבdābab — move gently, glide, glide over; move slowly; cause to speak