KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: Doves or pigeons. Sense 2: Terms of endearment or figures of dove-like qualities.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Song of Solomon 1:15
Complete exact-word concordance
Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves’ eyes.
Behold, thou art faire, my loue: behold, thou art faire, thou hast doues eyes.
1611 marginal noteOr, my companion.
BEHOLD, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves’ eyes within thy locks: thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead.
¶ Behold, thou art faire, my loue, behold thou art faire, thou hast doues eyes within thy lockes: thy haire is as a flocke of goats, that appeare from mount Gilead.
1611 marginal noteOr, that eate of, &c.
1611 marginal noteChap.1.15 and 5.12.
1611 marginal noteChap.6.5, 6.
His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the rivers of waters, washed with milk, and fitly set.
His eyes are as the eyes of doues by the riuers of water, washed with milk, and fitly set.
1611 marginal noteHeb sitting in fulnesse, that is fitly placed, and set as a precious stone in the foile of a ring.
1611 marginal noteChap. 1.15. & 4.1.
We roar all like bears, and mourn sore like doves: we look for judgment, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far off from us.
We roare all like beares, and mourne sore like doues: we looke for iudgement, but there is none; for saluation, but it is farre off from vs.
Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?
Who are these that flie as a cloude, and as the doues to their windowes?
¶ But they that escape of them shall escape, and shall be on the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them mourning, every one for his iniquity.
¶ But they that escape of them, shall escape, and shall be on the mountaines like doues of the valleys, all of them mourning, euery one for his iniquitie.
And Huzzab shall be led away captive, she shall be brought up, and her maids shall lead her as with the voice of doves, tabering upon their breasts.
And Huzzab shall be led away captiue, she shall be brought vp, and her maids shall leade her as with the voyce of doues, tabring vpon their breasts.
1611 marginal noteOr, That which was established, or, there was a stand made.
1611 marginal noteOr, discouered.
¶ Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
¶ Behold, I send you foorth as sheepe in the middest of wolues: be yee therefore wise as serpents, and harmelesse as doues.
1611 marginal noteOr, simple.
1611 marginal noteLuk. 10.3.
¶ And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,
¶ And Iesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the Temple, and ouerthrew the tables of the money changers, and the seats of them that solde doues,
¶ And they come to Jerusalem: and Jesus went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves;
¶ And they come to Hierusalem, and Iesus went into the Temple, and beganne to cast out them that sold and bought in the Temple, and ouerthrew the tables of the money changers, and the seats of them that sold doues,
1611 marginal noteMatt. 21.12.
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