Dodanim (Genesis 10:4) DODANIM or RODANIM (1 Chronicles 1:7); since the Hebrew letter Daleth (\'e3) and the Hebrew letter Resh (\'f8), closely resemble One another in Hebrew, Septuagint and Samaritan versions translate "the inhabitants of Rhodes," the large island in the E. part of the Mediterranean; in Greek meaning "island of roses;" its coins are stamped with a rose. Sprung from Javan (Ionia, "the Greek race"), son of Japhet. Gesenius identifies them with the Dardani of Illyricum and Troy, a semi-Pelasgic race, akin to the Kittim or Chittim. Dodona, seat of the oracle in Epirus, is a kindred name.