1886. Dothan
Strong's Lexicon
Dothan: Dothan

Original Word: דֹּתָן
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Dothan
Pronunciation: doh-THAN
Phonetic Spelling: (do'-thawn)
Definition: Dothan
Meaning: Dothan

Word Origin: Derived from an uncertain root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Dothan in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew text.

Usage: Dothan is a place name in the Hebrew Bible, referring to a city in ancient Israel. The name itself does not have a specific meaning derived from its root, but it is recognized as a significant location in biblical narratives.

Cultural and Historical Background: Dothan was an ancient city located in the northern part of Israel, near the modern-day city of Jenin. It was situated along a major trade route, making it a strategic location in biblical times. The city is mentioned in the context of pastoral activities, as it was surrounded by fertile lands suitable for grazing.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of uncertain derivation
Definition
a place N. of Samaria
NASB Translation
Dothan (3).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
דֹּתָן proper name, of a location (ᵐ5 Δωθαειμ) — in Northern Israel, north of Samaria; דֹּתָ֑ן Genesis 37:17; 2 Kings 6:13; דֹּתָ֑יְנָה Genesis 37:17 compare Di; modern Tel Dotâ n, BdPal 228.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Dothan

Or (Aramaic dual) Dothayin (Gen. 37:17) {do- thah'-yin}; of uncertain derivation; Dothan, a place in Palestine -- Dothan.

Forms and Transliterations
בְּדֹתָֽן׃ בְדֹתָֽן׃ בדתן׃ דֹּתָ֑יְנָה דתינה bə·ḏō·ṯān ḇə·ḏō·ṯān bedoTan bəḏōṯān ḇəḏōṯān dō·ṯā·yə·nāh doTayenah dōṯāyənāh vedoTan
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Englishman's Concordance
Genesis 37:17
HEB: אֹֽמְרִ֔ים נֵלְכָ֖ה דֹּתָ֑יְנָה וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ יוֹסֵף֙
NAS: Let us go to Dothan.' So Joseph
KJV: Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph
INT: say go Dothan went and Joseph

Genesis 37:17
HEB: אֶחָ֔יו וַיִּמְצָאֵ֖ם בְּדֹתָֽן׃
NAS: and found them at Dothan.
KJV: and found them in Dothan.
INT: his brothers and found Dothan

2 Kings 6:13
HEB: לֵאמֹ֖ר הִנֵּ֥ה בְדֹתָֽן׃
NAS: Behold, he is in Dothan.
KJV: him, saying, Behold, [he is] in Dothan.
INT: saying Behold Dothan

3 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1886
3 Occurrences


bə·ḏō·ṯān — 1 Occ.
dō·ṯā·yə·nāh — 1 Occ.
ḇə·ḏō·ṯān — 1 Occ.
















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