The meaning of “עִדּוֹ”
Understanding ʻIddôw reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or עִדּוֹא ʻIddôwʼ (id-do'); or עִדִּיא ʻIddîyʼ (id-dee'); from עָדָה; timely Iddo. Compare יִדּוֹ, יֶעְדִּי. - § Iddo =...
עִדּוֹ
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
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Kings 4:14 | “Ahinadab the son of Iddo had Mahanaim:” Word: עִדּוֹ (ʻIddôw) | |
| 1 Chronicles 6:21 | “Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeaterai his son.” Word: עִדּוֹ (ʻIddôw) | |
| 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. ” Word: עִדּוֹ (ʻIddôw) | |
| 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.” Word: עִדּוֹ (ʻIddôw) | |
| Nehemiah 12:16 | “Of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;” Word: עִדּוֹ (ʻIddôw) |