HebrewH1886Noun
דֹּתָן
do.tan
“Dothan”
2Occurrences
H1886Strong's #
NounPart of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
Dothan, a place in Palestine
or (Aramaic dual) דֹּתַיִן; (Genesis 37:17), of uncertain derivation;
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
§ Dothan = "two wells" a place in northern Palestine, 12 miles north of Samaria, the home of Elisha
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Noun
Morphology Code
N:N--L
Full Description
N:N--L
Occurrences
דֹּתָן appears 2 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
2 Kings
1
Genesis
1
Key Passages
2 Kings 6:13BSB
So the king said, “Go and see where he is, that I may send men to capture him.”On receiving the report, “Elisha is in Dothan,”
Genesis 37:17BSB
“They have moved on from here,” the man answered. “I heard them say, ‘Let us go to Dothan.’” So Joseph set out after his brothers and found them at Dothan.
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