do.tan identifies the place named as the brothers’ destination and as the location where a man is found.

The term is used as a proper place name: Genesis 37:17 names it as the brothers’ intended destination and the place where Joseph finds them, while 2 Kings 6:13 reports it as the location of a man sought by the king.

1. A named location · dominant

   In Genesis 37:17, the proper noun occurs in the report that the brothers intend to go there and in the statement that Joseph finds them there; the APB renders the place name "Dothan" in both clauses. In 2 Kings 6:13, it identifies the location given in a report to the king; the APB renders, "He is in Dothan,".

   Genesis 37:172 Kings 6:13

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the proper name as "Dothan" in both cited verses, once as a destination and once following "in." These renderings confirm the verse-level location reference rather than isolate every contribution of the term.