Dodavah — the meaning of the Hebrew name דּוֹדָוָהוּ

דּוֹדָוָהוּ

Dôwdâvâhûw · pronounced do-daw-vaw'-hoo · Strong's H1735 · a man

Dodavah means love of Jah.

Built from

דּוֹד dôwd (from, H1730) — (figuratively) to love open in the lexicon ›

יָהּ Yâhh (and, H3050) — Jah, the sacred name open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H1730 and H3050; love of Jah; Dodavah, an Israelite.

First appearance

2Chr 20:37 Then Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, the Lord hath broken thy works. And the ships were broken, that they were not able to go to Tarshish. (KJV)

Every verse that names Dodavah

1 occurrence in 1 verse — 2 Chronicles

2Chr 20:37

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