Lexicon
אִדּוֹ
id.do
H0112
N:N-M-P Hebrew

Iddo

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id.do identifies the person named in Ezra’s instructions at Casiphia.

The attested use identifies a person to whom instructions and spoken words are directed at Casiphia.

Senses in use

  1. Personal name in Ezra’s instructions · dominant

    In Ezra 8:17, the form is tagged as a proper noun and identifies the person named in the instructions given to those sent to Casiphia. The APB renders the verse with orders concerning “Iddo the head” and words to be spoken to “Iddo his brother.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ezra 8:17, the APB presents the name as “Iddo” in two clauses; It does not independently determine the term’s contribution beyond the named person.

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