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HebrewH1968Proper Noun (Masculine)

הֵימָן

he.man

12Occurrences
H1968Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Heman, the name of at least two Israelites

probably from H539 (אָמַן); faithful;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at ; son of: Mahol (H4235); brother of: Ethan (H0387), Calcol (H3633) and Darda (H1862) § Heman = "faithful" 1) a wise man to whom Solomon was compared 2) son of Joel, grandson of Samuel, and a Levitical singer and author of PS 88 3) a seer

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

הֵימָן appears 12 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

1 Chronicles
9
2 Chronicles
3

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 15:17BSB

So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel; from his brothers, Asaph son of Berechiah; from their brothers the Merarites, Ethan son of Kushaiah;

1 Chronicles 16:41BSB

With them were Heman, Jeduthun, and the rest of those chosen and designated by name to give thanks to the LORD, for “His loving devotion endures forever.”

1 Chronicles 2:6BSB

The sons of Zerah:Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara —five in all.

1 Chronicles 25:4BSB

From the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.

1 Chronicles 25:6BSB

All these were under the direction of their fathers for the music of the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres, for the service of the house of God.Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the direction of the king.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.