How to Pronounce Dothan
DO-thuhn
Dothan is pronounced DO-thuhn (ˈdəʊθən): two syllables, stress on the first. Also heard: DOH-thun, DOH-thuhn.
What does Dothan mean?
Dothan means “the law; custom”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Where was Dothan?
Dothan is a place in the land of Canaan. Joseph's brothers had moved their flocks there, and he found them in Dothan just before they conspired against him (Genesis 37:17). It appears again in 2 Kings 6:13, where the king of Syria is told the prophet Elisha is in Dothan.
Also pronounced
DOH-thun
DOH-thuhn
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