In the bible, Doeg is the name of the Edomite (1SA 21:7). Meaning of the name: careful, who acts with uneasiness. Related names are:
Saul,
Ahitub, Nob
(and others ...)
. The translations of Doeg in 23 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
ichthys
below, from
Doegue in Portuguese to
Dag in Dutch!
Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the LORD; and his name was Doeg, an Edomite, the chiefest of the herdmen that belonged to Saul. (1SA 21:7)
Then answered Doeg the Edomite, which was set over the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub. (1SA 22:9)
And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall upon the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell upon the priests, and slew on that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod. (1SA 22:18)
And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall upon the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell upon the priests, and slew on that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod. (1SA 22:18)
And David said unto Abiathar, I knew it that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul: I have occasioned the death of all the persons of thy father's house. (1SA 22:22)