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dūday דּוּדַי ‘mandrake’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from dūd דּוּד ‘pot’
Roots: דוד

dūday n, m
1) mandrake, love-apple
 1a) as exciting sexual desire, and favouring procreation

Mentioned in Genesis 30:14, 30:16, 30:15 Jeremiah 24:1 Song of Songs 7:14

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