The word in Scripture

Dove in the Bible

The word dove appears 19 times in the King James Version of the Bible. The dove signifies gentleness, peace, and the Spirit of God. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What dove means in the Bible

The dove signifies gentleness, peace, and the Spirit of God.

Where the word dove appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word dove appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground;”Genesis 8:8

“And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.”Psalms 55:6

“Though ye have lien among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.”Psalms 68:13

“Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove: mine eyes fail with looking upward: O LORD, I am oppressed; undertake for me.”Isaiah 38:14

“And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:”Matthew 3:16

“And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him:”Mark 1:10

“And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.”Luke 3:22

“And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.”John 1:32