Bible Dictionary
Dodo
Dodo was the name of several men, including a judge or leader from Issachar, the father of David’s warrior Eleazar, and the father of Elhanan, one of David’s heroes.
Definition
Dodo is the name of several men in the biblical genealogical and military records. These include a descendant of Issachar, the father of Eleazar the Ahohite, and the father of Elhanan the Bethlehemite.
Biblical Usage
Dodo’s name is connected with a judge or leader from Issachar and with men among David’s heroes. The father of Eleazar is identified with Dodai.
Historical Background
The name means “loving” or “amatory.”
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Amatory; loving. (1.) A descendant of Issachar (Judg. 10:1). (2.) An Ahohite, father of Eleazar, who was one of David’s three heroes (2 Sam. 23:9; 1 Chr. 11:12). He was the same with Dodai mentioned in 1 Chr. 27:4. (3.) A Bethlehemite, and father of Elhanan, who was one of David’s thirty heroes (2 Sam. 23:24).
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(loving).