Word Study

The meaning of עִדּוֹ

Understanding ʻIddôw reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.

H5714
Hebrew Text
Strong's Concordance

עִדּוֹ

Phoneticid-do'
TransliterationʻIddôw
Grammar Code
N:N-M-P
Noun
Strong's Definition
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

or עִדּוֹא ʻIddôwʼ (id-do'); or עִדִּיא ʻIddîyʼ (id-dee'); from עָדָה; timely Iddo. Compare יִדּוֹ, יֶעְדִּי. - § Iddo = "His witness" - Iddo (or Iddi), the name of five Israelites 1) father of Abinadab, an officer of Solomon 2) grandfather of the prophet Zechariah 3) a Gershonite Levite, son of Joah 4) a priest in the time of Nehemiah 5) a seer in the time of king Jeroboam of the northern kingdom of Israel 6) son of Zechariah, ruler of the tribe of Manasseh in the time of David 7) a chief of the temple slaves who assembled at Casiphia at the time of the 2nd caravan from Babylon

Scripture References

Occurrences in the Bible

10 total references
ReferenceText
1 Kings 4:14

Ahinadab the son of Iddo had Mahanaim:

1 Chronicles 6:21

Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeaterai his son.

2 Chronicles 13:22

And the rest of the acts of Abijah, and his ways, and his sayings, are written in the story of the prophet Iddo.

Ezra 6:14

And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded, and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.

Nehemiah 12:16

Of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;

Usage Statistics

Total Occurrences
10x
Most Frequent Book
2 Chronicles
Book Distribution
1 Kings1
1 Chronicles1
2 Chronicles2
Ezra2
Nehemiah2
Zechariah2

Devotional Reflection

How does the original Hebrew meaning of 'עִדּוֹ' deepen your understanding of 1 Kings 4:14?