דּוֹדוֹDôwdôw

דדי: see דּוֺדוֺ below דוד

Pronunciation: do-do' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H1734

Meanings

דּוֺדוֺ: proper name, masculine: his beloved

1. man of tribe of Issachar (Judges 10:1)

2. דדי, = דּוֺדַי (2 Samuel 23:9; 1 Chronicles 27:4; 1 Chronicles 11:12)

3. father of אֶלְחָנָן (2 Samuel 23:24; 1 Chronicles 11:26)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 5 times in the Bible.

  • Judges 10:1 After Abimelech died, Tola son of Puah, son of Dodo, was the next person to rescue Israel. He was from the tribe of Issachar but lived in the town of Shamir in the hill country of Ephraim.
  • 2 Samuel 23:9 Next in rank among the Three was Eleazar son of Dodai, a descendant of Ahoah. Once Eleazar and David stood together against the Philistines when the entire Israelite army had fled.
  • 2 Samuel 23:24 Other members of the Thirty included: Asahel, Joab’s brother; Elhanan son of Dodo from Bethlehem;
  • 1 Chronicles 11:12 Next in rank among the Three was Eleazar son of Dodai, a descendant of Ahoah.
  • 1 Chronicles 11:26 David’s mighty warriors also included: Asahel, Joab’s brother; Elhanan son of Dodo from Bethlehem;

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).