Dôwdôw — H1734

Definition

masculine proper noun

Dodo, the name of three Israelites

1. Dodo = "his beloved"
2. a man of the tribe of Issachar
3. a man of Bethlehem, father of Elhanan who was one of David's 30 captains
4. an Ahohite, father of Eleazar, the second of the 3 mighty men who were over the 30

Usually translated as

Dodo

Origin

from H1730; loving

• Derived from Dôwd (H1730)

Occurrences

Dôwdôw occurs 5 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Judges (1), 2 Samuel (2), 1 Chronicles (2)

• Judges 10:1 — And after Abimelech there arose to defend Israel Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo (דּוֹד֖וֹ), a man of Issachar; and he dwelt in Shamir in mount Ephraim.
• 2 Samuel 23:9 — And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo (דֹּד֖וֹ) 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 23:24 — Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo (דֹּד֖וֹ) of Beth-lehem,
• 1 Chronicles 11:12 — And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo (דּוֹד֖וֹ), the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighties.
• 1 Chronicles 11:26 — Also the valiant men of the armies were, Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo (דּוֹד֖וֹ) of Beth-lehem,