תֹּר
tōr
turtle-dove
Strong's H8449NounHebrewTWOT 2500c

תֹּר (tōr) is a Hebrew noun meaning turtle-dove. It appears 14 times in 6 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H8449).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2500c)

Range of meaning (TWOT 2500c)turtle-dove; ring-dove; dove
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

תֹּר noun, feminine: turtle-dove

Strong's H8449 תּוֹר: a ring-dove, often (figuratively) as a term of endearment
KJV:(turtle) dove.

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 2500: תּוּר tûr — seek out, spy out, explore; select, go about; meander, guide, about, trade, reconnoitring; chap, chapman, sent to descry, be excellent, merchant, merchantman, search, seek, spy

See it in Scripture

Genesis 15:9Leviticus 1:14Numbers 6:10

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