"דובֿ־בער" meaning in Yiddish

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Proper name

Forms: Dov-Ber [romanization]
Etymology: A compound of Hebrew דוב (dov) and Yiddish בער (ber), both meaning bear. Etymology templates: {{bor|yi|he|דוב|tr=dov}} Hebrew דוב (dov), {{noncog|yi|בער}} Yiddish בער (ber), {{root|yi|he|ד־ב־ב}} Head templates: {{head|yi|proper noun|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|tr=Dov-Ber}} דובֿ־בער • (Dov-Ber) m, {{yi-proper noun|g=m|tr=Dov-Ber}} דובֿ־בער • (Dov-Ber) m
  1. a male given name, Dov-Ber
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      "name": "bor"
    },
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        "Yiddish terms derived from Hebrew",
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        "Yiddish terms with non-redundant manual transliterations"
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