112. Iddow
Lexicon
Iddow: Iddo

Original Word: אִדּוֹ
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Iddow
Pronunciation: id-do
Phonetic Spelling: (id-do)
Definition: Iddo
Meaning: Iddo

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Iddo

Of uncertain derivation; Iddo, an Israelite -- Iddo.

Brown-Driver-Briggs
אִדּוֺ proper name, masculine a chief Israelite Ezra 8:17 (twice in verse).

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root יָדָה (yadah), meaning "to praise" or "to throw, cast."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for Iddo, as it is a proper noun specific to Hebrew texts. However, the name may appear in Greek translations of the Old Testament, such as the Septuagint, where it is transliterated rather than translated.

Usage: Iddo is used as a proper noun in the Hebrew Bible, referring to several individuals.

Context: Iddo the Seer: Iddo is mentioned as a prophet or seer during the reign of King Solomon and King Rehoboam. He is noted for his visions and prophecies, which are recorded in the annals of the kings of Israel and Judah. In 2 Chronicles 9:29, it is stated, "Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, from beginning to end, are they not written in the records of Nathan the prophet, in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer concerning Jeroboam son of Nebat?"

Iddo the Priest: Another Iddo is mentioned as a priest who returned from Babylonian exile with Zerubbabel. He is listed among the heads of the priestly families in Nehemiah 12:4, "Iddo, Ginnethon, Abijah."

Iddo the Ancestor of Zechariah: Iddo is also noted as the grandfather of the prophet Zechariah. In Zechariah 1:1, it is written, "In the eighth month of the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came to the prophet Zechariah son of Berekiah, the son of Iddo."

Iddo the Leader: In Ezra 8:17, Iddo is mentioned as a leader in the community of Casiphia, who assisted Ezra in securing Levites for the journey to Jerusalem: "And I sent them to Iddo, the leader at Casiphia, with a message for him and his brothers, the temple servants at Casiphia, to bring us ministers for the house of our God."

Forms and Transliterations
אִדּ֣וֹ אִדּ֨וֹ אדו ’id·dōw ’iddōw idDo
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Englishman's Concordance
Ezra 8:17
HEB: אוֹתָם֙ עַל־ אִדּ֣וֹ הָרֹ֔אשׁ בְּכָסִפְיָ֖א
NAS: I sent them to Iddo the leading man
KJV: them with commandment unto Iddo the chief
INT: after and to Iddo the leading Casiphia

Ezra 8:17
HEB: לְ֠דַבֵּר אֶל־ אִדּ֨וֹ אָחִ֤יו [הַנְּתוּנִים
NAS: to say to Iddo [and] his brothers,
KJV: they should say unto Iddo, [and] to his brethren
INT: to say to Iddo his brothers Nethinims

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 112
2 Occurrences


’id·dōw — 2 Occ.















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