BEAR
- BEAR
- BEAR (Heb. דֹּב; dov). In ancient times the Syrian
brown bear, Ursus arctos syriacus, had its habitat within the
borders of Ereẓ Israel; it was found in the forests of Lebanon until
World War I and is still occasionally reported in Lebanon
and northern Syria. The bear is omnivorous, and when driven by hunger,
it preys on large animals, including the ox or cow (cf. Isa. 11:7). In
the Bible the bear is portrayed as an animal dangerous to man, like the
lion. Especially emphasized is the danger of a (female) bear bereaved of
its cubs (II Sam. 17:8; Hos. 13:8). This was a frequent
occurrence as the cubs were taken from the dam to be trained. The bear
was common in the period of the Mishnah, which forbids their sale to
Gentiles (Av. Zar. 16a). One of the miracles ascribed to R. Ḥanina
b. Dosa\>\> was that after being attacked by bears, each of his goats
came home with a bear on its horns (Ta'an. 25a). Because the second
world kingdom of Daniel 7 was identified as the Persian one, the fact
that it is represented by a bear (Dan. 7:5) is explained by the
observation that the Persians "eat and drink like the bear, are fat like
the bear, are hairy like the bear, and are restless like the bear" (Kid.
72a).
-BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Lewysohn, Zool, 99; Tristram, Nat Hist, 40–49; F.S. Bodenheimer,
Ha-Ḥai be-Arẓot ha-Mikra, 2 (1956), index; J. Feliks,
Animal World of the Bible (1962), 39. ADD.
BIBLIOGRAPHY: Feliks, Ha-Ẓome'aḥ, 220.
(Jehuda Feliks)
Encyclopedia Judaica.
1971.
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Bear — (b[^a]r), v. t. [imp. {Bore} (b[=o]r) (formerly {Bare} (b[^a]r)); p. p. {Born} (b[^o]rn), {Borne} (b[=o]rn); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bearing}.] [OE. beren, AS. beran, beoran, to bear, carry, produce; akin to D. baren to bring forth, G. geb[ a]ren, Goth … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Bear — (b[^a]r), n. [OE. bere, AS. bera; akin to D. beer, OHG. bero, pero, G. b[ a]r, Icel. & Sw. bj[ o]rn, and possibly to L. fera wild beast, Gr. fh r beast, Skr. bhalla bear.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any species of the genus {Ursus}, and of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bear — (b[^a]r), v. i. 1. To produce, as fruit; to be fruitful, in opposition to barrenness. [1913 Webster] This age to blossom, and the next to bear. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To suffer, as in carrying a burden. [1913 Webster] But man is born to bear.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bear — bear1 [ber] vt. BORE, borne (see 3), bearing, bore, born [ME beren < OE beran < IE base * bher , to carry, bring > L ferre, Gr pherein, Sans bharati, (he) bears] 1. a) to hold and take along; carry; transport b) to hold in the m … English World dictionary
bear — vb 1 *carry, convey, transport, transmit Analogous words: *move, remove, shift, transfer: hold, *contain 2 Bear, produce, yield, turn out are comparable when they mean to bring forth as products. Bear usually implies a giving birth to offspring… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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BEAR — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Bear peut désigner : le nom breton du village de Bégard ; un terme en anglais pour : ours ou porter ; la ville de Bear, aux États… … Wikipédia en Français
