יְדוּתוּן
ye.du.tunProper Noun (Masculine)H3038
Jeduthun
From: or יְדֻתוּן; or יְדִיתוּן; probably from H3034 (יָדָה); laudatory;
Short Definition
Jeduthun, an Israelite
Full Lexicon Entry
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at ; son of: Kishi (H7029); father of: Obed-edom (H5654), Mattithiah (H4993H), Gedaliah (H1436I), Zeri (H6874), Jeshaiah (H3470H), Hashabiah (H2811I), Shemaiah (H8098K) and Uzziel (H5816K); also called Ethan at ; Also named: e.tan (*אֵיתָן *"Ethan" H0387J) § Jeduthun = "praising" a Levite of the family of Merari and the chief of one of the 3 choirs of the temple whose descendants also formed one of the perpetual temple choirs; he is named at the beginning of 3 Psalms (; 77: either as the composer or the recipient of those Psalms but most likely as the leader of the choir by which those Psalms were to be sung
Grammar
Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology N:N-M-P
DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
11 timesAppears 11 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
1 Chronicles
7
2 Chronicles
3
Nehemiah
1
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 16:38
- 1 Chronicles 16:42
- 1 Chronicles 25:3
- 1 Chronicles 9:16
- 2 Chronicles 35:15
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