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(Hebrews Dodo', ãּåֹãåֹ , amatory; but, according to Fürst, an abbreviation of Dodavah), the name of three men.
1. (Sept. ðáôñÜäåëöïò áὐôïῦ v.r. ðáôὴñ ἀäåëöïῦ áὐôïῦ ; Vulg. patruus Ahimelech, both apparently as a rendering of "Ahohite" inserted.) A descendant of Issachar, father of Phuah, and grandfather of the judge Tola (Jdg_10:1). B.C. considerably ante 1319.
2. (Sept. Äïõäß , Äùäáú v; Vulg. patruus ejus.) An Ahohite (q.v.), father of Eleazar, who was one of David's three special heroes (2Sa_23:9, margin; 1Ch_11:12). B.C. ante 1046. He seems to be the same with the DODAI mentioned in 1Ch_27:4, as commander of the fourth monthly division of the royal troops under David. This latter form of the name occurs in the Hebrew text of 2Sa_23:9 ( ãֹּãֹé ), and is favored by the Sept. as well as by Josephus (Ant. 7:12, 4, Äώäåéïò ); and is believed by Kennicott (Dissertation, page 134), who has examined these lists with great minuteness, to be the correct one. The Jewish tradition (Jerome, Qu. Hebr. on 1Ch_11:12) was that Dodo was the brother of Jesse.
3. (Sept. Äïõóὶ ðáôñÜäåëöïò áὐôïῦ , and Äùäùáß v.r. ÄùäùÝ ; Vulg. patruus jus.) A Bethlehemite, and father of the Elhanan who was one of David's thirty heroes (2Sa_23:24; 1Ch_11:26). B.C. ante 1046.