Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
(loving). (1) Father of one of David’s captains (2 Sam. 23:24). (2) Father of Eleazar (2 Sam. 23:9; 1 Chron. 11:12). (3) Grandfather of ToIa (Judg. 10:1).
Concise Bible Dictionary:
1. Grandfather of Tola, a judge, of the tribe of Issachar (Judg. 10:1).
2. An Ahohite, father of Eleazar, one of David’s three mighty men (2 Sam. 23:9; 1 Chron. 11:12).
3. Father of Elhanan, one of David’s mighty men (2 Sam. 23:24; 1 Chron. 11:26).
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Meaning:
from 1730; loving; Dodo, the name of three Israelites
Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:
his beloved
Potts’ Bible Proper Names:
His beloved; loving:―the name of three Israelites [DODAI], 2 Sam. 23:24. {Dilectus illius}