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doves

Meaning of “doves”

Sense 1: Doves or pigeons. Sense 2: Terms of endearment or figures of dove-like qualities.

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12 occurrences12 verses7 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Song of Solomon 1:15

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John 2:14
And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting:
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 2:14 · retained source text

And found in the Temple those that sold oxen, and sheepe, and doues, and the changers of money, sitting.

John 2:16
And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house an house of merchandise.
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1611 witness · John 2:16 · retained source text

And said vnto them that sold doues Take these things hence, make not my fathers house an house of merchandize.

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