Lexical Definition

‎דּוֹדוֹ‎ Dôwdôw (do-do') Dodo N:N-M-P
from ‎דּוֹד‎; loving

Dodo.

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

Usage: 1 form in 1 verse
Form Translated As     In Verse(s)
דּוֹד֖וֹ Dodo Judg.10.1

Extended Information

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎דדי‎ Kt see ‎דּוֺדוֺ‎ below ‎דוד‎.

‎דּוֺדוֺ‎ proper name, masculine (his beloved, compare ‎דודוהו‎; or compare ‎דודה‎ proper name, of divinity MI12, compare ‎דָּוִד‎ infra) —

1. man of tribe of Issachar Judg 10:1.

2. ‎דדי‎ Kt 2Sam 23:9 ( = ‎דּוֺדַי‎ 1Chr 27:4), ‎דּוֺדוֺ‎ Qr = ‎דּוֺדוֺ‎ 1Chr 11:12.

3. father of ‎אֶלְחָנָן‎ 2Sam 23:24 ‎דּוֺדוֺ‎ = 1Chr 11:26.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Book Refs
Judges 10:1
2 Samuel 23:9 · 23:24
1 Chronicles 11:12 · 11:26 · 27:4

Profile

Male • Father of Puah • Son of Puah, a judge of Israel

Man living before Israel's Monarchy

Dodo, son of Puah, was a judge of Israel who led the nation for 23 years. (Jdg.10.1)

Dodo, son of Puah, is mentioned in Judges 10:1 as a judge of Israel who succeeded Abimelech. He was from the tribe of Issachar and lived in Shamir, a town in the hill country of Ephraim.

Dodo judged Israel for 23 years, indicating a period of relative stability and peace following the turbulent reign of Abimelech. The fact that he lived in Ephraim suggests that his influence and leadership extended beyond his own tribe of Issachar.

The book of Judges records a cyclical pattern of the Israelites falling into sin, being oppressed by foreign nations, crying out to God, and then being delivered by a judge whom God raised up. Dodo's role as a judge would have included providing military leadership, settling disputes, and guiding the people in religious and political matters.

After Dodo's death, he was buried in Shamir, and the narrative shifts to the next judge, Jair the Gileadite (Judges 10:2).

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