H1721 H1721
Dodanim or Rodanim, descendants of Javan, possibly referring to Rhodians or people of Rhodes
This gentile plural designates descendants of Javan (Greeks) in the Table of Nations, likely referring to inhabitants of Rhodes or the surrounding islands. Genesis reads 'Dodanim' while the parallel 1 Chronicles text has 'Rodanim,' with most scholars preferring the latter as original (reflected in Septuagint's 'Rhodians'). The confusion between Hebrew letters dalet and resh explains the variant.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A gentile plural name identifying a people group descended from Javan (Ionian Greeks) in the Table of Nations. Genesis 10:4 has 'Dodanim' while 1 Chronicles 1:7 reads 'Rodanim,' with the latter likely original—referring to Rhodes or Rhodians, as supported by the Septuagint rendering. The names are graphically similar in Hebrew (ד/ר confusion), explaining the textual variation. These descendants represent one of the Aegean or Mediterranean island peoples in the Japhetic genealogy. 2×
AR["وَ-دُودَانِيمُ", "وَ-رودانيم"]·ben["আর-দোদানীম", "ও-রোদানীম"]·DE["[ורודנים]", "und-Dodanim"]·EN["and-Dodanim", "and-Rodanim"]·FR["et-Dodanim", "et-Rodanim"]·heb["ו-דדנים", "ו-רודנים"]·HI["और-दोदानीम", "और-रोदानी"]·ID["dan-Dodanim", "dan-Rodanim"]·IT["e-Dodanim", "e-Rodanim"]·jav["lan-Dodanim", "lan-Rodanim"]·KO["그-와-도다님", "그리고-도다님"]·PT["e-Dodanim", "e-Rodanim"]·RU["и-Доданим"]·ES["y-Dodaním", "y-Rodanim"]·SW["na-Dodanimu", "na-Rodanimu"]·TR["ve-Dodanim", "ve-Rodanim"]·urd["اور-دودانیم", "و-رودانیم"]
Related Senses
H5971a 1. people, nation (1836×)H5973a 1. accompaniment, together with (956×)H0854 1. with (accompaniment) (665×)H1471a 1. nations, peoples (plural/collective) (466×)G3326 1. with (368×)H1285 1. covenant, pact, treaty (284×)G2453 1. Jewish person, Jew (194×)H4150 1. meeting (tent of meeting) (151×)G2992 1. people/nation (an ethnic or political community) (142×)G4862 1. (129×)G1484 1. Gentiles, non-Jewish nations (128×)H1471a 2. nation, people-group (singular) (98×)H3162b 1. together (97×)H1616 1. sojourner, resident alien (92×)H0567 1. Amorite (people group) (87×)H3064 1. Jew, Jewish person (81×)H3669a 1. Canaanite (ethnic designation) (70×)G1122 1. scribe / expert in the Law (63×)H2114a 1. stranger, foreigner (person) (54×)H5608b 1. scribe, royal secretary (48×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† רוֹדָנִים n.pr.gent.pl. Rhodians;—1 Ch 1:7, Ῥόδιοι; and so ‖ Gn 10:4 (for דֹּדָנִים q.v.).