Dodo
דּוֹדוֹStrong’s H1734dodo (do-do)
Appears in 5 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Dodo is the Hebrew word usually translated “dodo”. It appears in 5 verses of the Old Testament.
“And after Abimelech there arose to defend Israel Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar; and he dwelt in Shamir in mount Ephraim.”
Meaning
- A man of the tribe of Issachar
- A man of Bethlehem, father of Elhanan who was one of David's 30 captains
- An Ahohite, father of Eleazar, the second of the 3 mighty men who were over the 30
- A man of the tribe of Issachar
- A man of Bethlehem, father of Elhanan who was one of David's 30 captains
- An Ahohite, father of Eleazar, the second of the 3 mighty men who were over the 30
- A man of the tribe of Issachar
- A man of Bethlehem, father of Elhanan who was one of David's 30 captains
- An Ahohite, father of Eleazar, the second of the 3 mighty men who were over the 30
How it's translated
- dodo 5
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Samuel 2
- 1 Chronicles 2
- Judges 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 2 Samuel 23:9And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David, when they defied the Philistines that were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel were gone away:
- 2 Samuel 23:24Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
- 1 Chronicles 11:12And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighties.
- 1 Chronicles 11:26Also the valiant men of the armies were, Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
Hebrew dictionary
דּוֹדוֹ dodo · Dodo
A man living before Israel's Monarchy, only mentioned at Jdg.10.1; father of: Puah (H6312H) § Dodo = "his beloved" 1) a man of the tribe of Issachar 2) a man of Bethlehem, father of Elhanan who was one of David's 30 captains 3) an Ahohite, father of Eleazar, the second of the 3 mighty men who were over the 30
דּוֹדוֹ dodo · Dodo
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.23.9; father of: Eleazar (H0499I); also called Dodai at 1Ch.27.4; Also named: do.day (דּוֹדַי "Dodai" H1737) § Dodo = "his beloved" 1) a man of the tribe of Issachar 2) a man of Bethlehem, father of Elhanan who was one of David's 30 captains 3) an Ahohite, father of Eleazar, the second of the 3 mighty men who were over the 30
דּוֹדוֹ dodo · Dodo
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.23.24; father of: Elhanan (H0445H) § Dodo = "his beloved" 1) a man of the tribe of Issachar 2) a man of Bethlehem, father of Elhanan who was one of David's 30 captains 3) an Ahohite, father of Eleazar, the second of the 3 mighty men who were over the 30
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “dodo” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
DODO, noun
The Didus, a genus of fowls of the gallinaceous order. The hooded dodo is large than a swan, with a strong hooked bill. The general color of the plumage is cinereous; the belly and thighs whitish. The head is large, and seems as if covered with a hood. The solitary dodo is a large fowl, and is said to weigh sometimes forty five pounds. The plumage is gray and brown mixed.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.