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Hebrew
dōd - paternal uncle
(HALOT 215)
exact meaning clear from 1 Samuel 14.50–51
Reconstruction
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*dād-
- paternal uncle
(Kogan 2014: 93)
An eventual relationship with Akk.
dādu
‘love-making; object of love, darling, favorite’, Hbr.
dōd
‘beloved; love’ is also conceivable