This is the name of the place Dothan: A place where Joseph found his brothers and was sold.
Definition
or (Aramaic dual) דֹּתַיִן; (Genesis 37:17), of uncertain derivation; Dothan, a place in Palestine
Traditional renderings: Dothan. h
Traditional renderings: Dothan. h
Glossary entries
Where it occurs
Occurrences
3 total
- Genesis 37:17 (2×)דֹּתָ֑יְנָה · to Dothan; בְּדֹתָֽן׃ · at Dothan“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.
- 2 Kings 6:13בְדֹתָֽן׃ · Elisha is in DothanSo 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,”