1 Chronicles 25:4

לְהֵימָ֑ן בְּנֵ֣י הֵימָ֡ן בֻּקִּיָּ֡הוּ מַתַּנְיָ֡הוּ עֻ֠זִּיאֵל שְׁבוּאֵ֨ל וִֽירִימ֜וֹת חֲנַנְיָ֣ה חֲנָ֗נִי אֱלִיאָ֤תָה גִדַּ֙לְתִּי֙ וְרֹמַ֣מְתִּי עֶ֔זֶר יָשְׁבְּקָ֣שָׁה מַלּ֔וֹתִי הוֹתִ֖יר מַחֲזִיאֹֽת
Of Heman: the sons of Heman; Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth:
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לְ הֵימָ֑ן
לְ
Prefix — preposition to, for
הֵימָ֑ן
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Of heman")
Dictionary form: הֵימָן · hay-MAWN

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: of heman
of heman ×6 and heman ×4 heman ×3 them heman ×2 and of heman ×1 to heman ×1
More options
Heman — Standard modern spelling for this proper name.
Hayman — Phonetic anglicization closer to Hebrew pronunciation.
Hêmān — Scholarly transliteration; preferred in academic contexts.

BDB2151 H1968

BDB2150 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2152

הֵימָן proper name see אמן.

BDB545 H1968

BDB544 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB546

הֵימָן proper name, masculine Heman (faithful, compare Aramaic מְהֵימָן, ) a wise man with whom Solomon is compared 1Kgs 5:11, where app. son of Mahol (Klo sons of the dance); named with 3 others, one being Ethan the Ezrahite; 1Chr 2:6 a Heman is named with same 3+1 other, & all called sons of Zerah of Judah; Heman appears Ps 88:1 also as the Ezrahite (see below זרח), compare Ethan above; in other passages Heman is a Levite; specifically Kohathite, son of Joel, called the singer (הַמְשׁוֺרֵר) 1Chr 6:18 (|| Asaph v.1Chr 6:24, Ethan v.1Chr 6:29); Heman, Asaph & Ethan named as the singers (הַמְשֹׁרְרִים) 1Chr 15:17; 1Chr 15:19 compare Heman & Jeduthun 1Chr 16:41; 1Chr 16:42 (|| Asaph v1Chr 16:37); Heman, Asaph & Jeduthun 1Chr 25:6; 2Chr 5:12; 2Chr 35:15 elsewhere בְּנֵי אָ סָף וְהֵימָן וִידוּתוּן 1Chr 25:1 compare v1Chr 25:4 v1Chr 25:4 v1Chr 25:5 v1Chr 25:5 בְּנֵי הֵימָן 2Chr 29:14 (|| בְּנֵי ידוּתוּן); — 2Chr 25:5 Heman is called חֹזֵה הַמֶּלָח בְּדִבְ רֵי הַאֱלֹהִים (compare Asaph 2Chr 29:30, Jeduthun 2Chr 35:15). — On question of identity of Heman in these various connections, see Thes Comm.

heman
hêmān
faithful
Heman, the name of at least two Israelites
  • a wise man to whom Solomon was compared
    • "son of Joel, grandson of Samuel, and a Levitical singer and author of Psalm 88"a seer

בְּנֵ֣י
בְּנֵ֣י
Root word son, children, sons, old, first, …
Dictionary form: בֵּן · bane

Noun — Common, masculine plural, construct state plural — usually add "-s"; "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: the sons
the son ×1140 the children ×607 of the children ×309 his son ×206 son ×179 the sons ×177 and the children ×160 sons ×155
More options
son — Core meaning; use for a single male offspring.
children — Preferred when the group is mixed or age is stressed.
sons — Use for a male plural or tribal/genealogical list.
descendants — Best for extended lineage or collective ethnic groups.
members — Idiomatic for constructs like 'members of the community/guild'.
young — Use for animal offspring or 'young of' constructions.

BDB1160 H1121

BDB1159 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1161

בֵּן4870 noun masculine son (MI Phoenician בן; so Sabean CISiv. No. 2, compare בני DHMSemitic Sprachforsch. 6; Arabic ; Assyrian bin (u), LyonSargon 9, 1. 57; especially in bin-bin, grandson COTGloss, compare Dl below; Aramaic בַּר, , plural בְּנִין, ; compare Palmyrene, especially VogNo. 21. 31. 36a and others; possibly originally connected with בנה build, so Thes, compare Assyrian bânu, begetter (DlPr 104 & compare BaZMG 1887, 638 ff.); but all traces of this √ lost in Hebrew form; √ perhaps originally bilit. (בִּן, בֵּן) בַּן ֗֗֗ see Sta§ 183) — absolute ׳בּ Gen 4:25 +; ֵ˜בּןֿ Ezek 18:10 construct בֵּן Gen 49:22 (twice in verse); בֶּןֿ Gen 5:32 +; בֶּן Esth 2:5; Neh 6:18, & with prefix Gen 17:17; Num 8:25; 1Chr 27:23; 2Chr 25:5; 2Chr 31:16; 2Chr 31:17 בְּנוֺ Num 23:18; Num 24:3; Num 24:15 בְּנִי Gen 49:11 בִּן Deut 25:2 בִּןֿ Exod 33:11 + 32 t. (29 t. in combination בִּןנֿוּן (ישׁוע, הושׁע) יהושׁע); suffix בְּנִי Gen 21:10 +; בִּנְךָ Exod 20:10 +; לִבֱנ֑ךָ Deut 7:3; 1Kgs 11:13 בְּנֵךְ Gen 30:14 +; בְּנוֺ Gen 4:17 +; בְּנָהּ Gen 21:10 +; plural בָּנִים Gen 3:16 +; construct בְּנֵי Gen 6:2 +; suffix בָּנַי Gen 31:43 +; בָּנֵינוּ Josh 22:25 +; בְּנֵיכֶם Exod 3:22 +, etc.; —

1. son, male child, born of a woman Gen 4:25; Gen 16:11; Gen 16:15; Gen 17:19 compare vGen 17:16; Gen 18:10; Gen 18:14; Gen 19:37; Gen 19:38 + often, compare בֶּןבִּֿטְנָהּ Isa 49:15 begotten by a man Gen 5:4f; Gen 5:28; Gen 6:10; Gen 11:11f. + often; || (בָּנוֺת) בַּת daughter Gen 5:4; Gen 5:7; Gen 5:10f. Gen 11:11; Gen 11:13; Gen 11:15f; Exod 20:10; Deut 5:14; Deut 16:11; Deut 16:14; 1Sam 30:3; 1Sam 30:6; Job 1:2; Job 42:13 +; of son as desired Gen 30:2 (compare Gen 15:2; Gen 16:2; Gen 17:17; Gen 18:10f.; 1Sam 1:5-11) 2Kgs 4:14; 2Kgs 4:28; Ps 127:3 +; rejoiced in Gen 30:6 +; beloved Exod 21:5; 2Sam 19:1; 2Sam 19:3; 2Sam 19:5; 1Kgs 3:26 cared for Deut 1:31 spared Mal 3:17 disciplined & trained Deut 8:5; Prov 3:12; Prov 13:24; Prov 19:18; Prov 29:17 owing reverence, obedience, etc. to parents Prov 6:20; Prov 10:1; Prov 13:1 בִּנְךָ בְּכוֺרְךָ thy first-born son Gen 27:32 הַבֵּן הַבְּכֹר Deut 21:15 compare 1Sam 8:2 בְּנָהּ הַגָּדֹל her elder son Gen 27:15; Gen 27:42 בְּנוֺ הַגָּדֹל Gen 27:1 בְּנָהּ הַקָּטָן her younger son Gen 27:15; Gen 27:42. In particular
  a. בֶּןאִֿמּוֺ son of his mother, i.e. own (uterine) brother Gen 43:29, compare Gen 27:29; Judg 8:19; Ps 50:20; Ps 69:9, & see אֵם; בְּנֵי אָבִיךָ sons of thy father = brethren Gen 49:8 (poetry)
  b. בְּנֵי דֹדֵיהֶן = cousins Num 36:11.
  c. בְּנִי my son, as term of kindliness or endearment, used by Eli to Samuel 1Sam 3:6; 1Sam 3:16 compare 1Sam 4:16; 1Sam 24:17; 1Sam 26:17; 1Sam 26:21; 1Sam 26:25, see also Prov 1:8; Prov 1:10; Prov 2:1 +; compare בִּנְךָ, used by Benhadad of himself to Elisha 2Kgs 8:9 by Ahaz to Tiglath-pileser 2Kgs 16:7 especially to express intimate and gracious relation with God: ׳י calls Israel בְּנִי בְכֹרִי Exod 4:22 compare vExod 4:23; Hos 11:1, see also Ps 80:16 (but compare Che); בָּנִים אַתֶּם ליהוה אלהיכם Deut 14:1 בְּנֵי עֶלְיוֺן Ps 82:6 (|| אלהים); בְּנֵי אֵלחָֿ֑י Hos 2:1 compare further Deut 32:5 (plural) vDeut 32:20 (plural) Isa 1:2; Isa 1:4; Isa 30:1; Isa 30:9; Jer 3:14; Jer 3:22; Jer 4:22; Jer 31:20 of future Davidic king 2Sam 7:14 = 1Chr 17:13 compare Ps 2:7 expressly referred to Solomon 1Chr 22:10; 1Chr 28:6 also of children (offered in fire) Ezek 16:21.
  d. בְּנֵי האלהים applied to supernatural beings Gen 6:2; Gen 6:4; Job 1:6; Job 2:1 בְּנֵי אלהים Job 38:7 בְּנֵי אֵלִים Ps 29:1 (on which compare Che's note) Ps 89:7.
  e. בֶּןאָֿדָם son of man, compare ׳בְּנֵי א, see אָדָם; בְּנֵי אִישׁ Ps 4:3 & (|| בני אדם) Ps 49:3; Ps 62:10. feminine בֶּןבִּֿנְךָ = thy grandson Exod 10:2; Deut 6:2; Judg 8:22 compare Jer 27:7 plural Exod 34:7; Exod 4:25; Exod 2:41; Exod 2:40; Job 42:16; Ps 128:6; Prov 13:22; Prov 17:6; Ezek 37:25 also בֵּן alone with similar reference Gen 29:5 (Laban son of Nahor); Laban calls his daughters' children his own sons Gen 31:28; Gen 31:43 compare Gen 32:1 so of Naomi Ruth 4:17 בְּנֵי רְבִעִים 2Kgs 10:30 sons of the fourth generation, and, in general, descendants Josh 22:24; Josh 22:25; Josh 22:27 +; see also below
  i. below
  g. constantly, as more precise designation, added to personal name כָּלֵב בֶּןיְֿפֻנֶּה Num 14:30; Num 32:12; Num 34:19 +; יְהוֺשֻׁעַ בִּןנֿוּן Num 11:28; Num 14:30; Num 32:12; Num 32:28; Num 34:17 +; יָרָבְעָם בֶּןנְֿבָט 1Kgs 12:2; 1Kgs 12:15 +, etc.; also without personal name (often with implication of contempt) בֶּןקִֿישׁ 1Sam 10:11 בֶּןיִֿשַׁי 1Sam 20:27; 1Sam 20:30; 1Sam 20:31; 1Sam 22:7; 1Sam 22:8; 1Sam 22:9; 1Sam 22:13; 1Sam 25:10; 2Sam 20:1 בְּנֵי צְרוּיָה 2Sam 16:10 בֶּןרְֿמַלְיָהוּ Isa 7:4; Isa 7:5; Isa 7:9; Isa 8:16 בֶּןטָֽֿבְאַ֑ל Isa 7:6 compare also בְּנֵי לֵוִי Num 16:7; Num 16:8.
  h. designated as בֶּןזְֿקֻנִים i.e. born in old age of father Gen 37:3 opposed to בְּנֵי הַנְּעוּרִים sons of one's youth Ps 127:4 also בֶּןבֵּֿיתִי one born in my house Gen 15:3 (i.e. slave) so בְּנֵי בַיִת Eccl 2:7.
  i. in various combinations: (α) as expression of contumely, בֶּןֿ נַעֲוַת הַמַּרְדּוּת 1Sam 20:30 בֶּןהַֿמְּרַצֵּחַ הַזֶּה 2Kgs 6:32 this son of a murderer; compare בְּנֵינָֿבָל Job 30:8 בְּנֵי בְלִישֵֿׁם ib.; בְּנֵי עֹנֲַנָה Isa 57:3 (|| זֶרַע מְנָאֵף); compare בֶּןאִֿשָּׁה אַחֶרֶת Judg 11:2 (compare vJudg 11:1); (β) as term of respect, dignity, בֶּןחֿוֺרִים son of nobles Eccl 10:17 (in Aramaic = free born); בֶּןחֲֿכָמִים Isa 19:11 בֶּןמַֿלְכֵיקֶֿדֶם ib.; compare בֶּןמֶֿלֶךְ Ps 72:1 (|| מֶלֶךְ); בֶּןאֲֿמָתֶ֑ךָ Ps 86:16 in addressing ׳י (|| עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ) & בְּנֵיעֲֿבָדֶיךָ Ps 102:29 of noble appearance בְּנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ Judg 8:18.
  j. often plural with name of ancestor, people, land, or city, to denote descendants, inhabitants, membership in a nation or family, etc.: (α) e.g. בְּנֵיעֵֿבֶר Gen 10:21 בְּנֵיחֵֿת Gen 23:3; Gen 23:5; Gen 23:7; Gen 23:10 (twice in verse); Gen 23:11; Gen 23:16; Gen 23:18; Gen 23:20; Gen 25:10; Gen 49:32 (all P); (בְּנֵישֵֿׁת Num 24:17 see below 8); בְּנֵיחֲֿמוֺר Gen 33:19; Josh 24:32 בְּנֵי עֵשָׂו Gen 36:5; Gen 36:15; Gen 36:19; Deut 2:4; Deut 2:8; Deut 2:12; Deut 2:22; Deut 2:29 בְּנֵי שֵׂעִיר Gen 36:20; Gen 36:21 בֶּןֿ(בני)הִנֹּם Josh 15:8 + (compare below גַּיְא); בְּנֵי לוֺט Deut 2:9; Deut 2:19; Ps 83:9 בְּנֵייֿוֺסֵף (literal Gen 46:27; Gen 48:8; 1Chr 5:1) Num 1:32; Num 26:28; Num 26:37; Num 34:23; Num 36:5 (׳י ׳מַטֵּה ב) + 6 t. Joshua, compare Ps 77:16 even בְּנֵי חֲצִי שֵׁבֶט מְנַשֶּׁה 1Chr 5:23 בְּנֵי דָוַיד (literal 2Sam 8:18 = 1Chr 18:17; 1Chr 3:1; 1Chr 3:9) 2Chr 13:8; 2Chr 23:3; 2Chr 32:33 בְּנֵי אָסָף 2Chr 29:13; Ezra 2:41; Ezra 3:8 + (see אָסָף); בְּנֵי קֹרַח in titles of Psalm 42-49, 84, 85, 87, 88; especially (β) בְּנֵיעַֿמּוֺן (standing designation of people of Ammon) Gen 19:38 + 81 t. (compare עַמּוֺן & NöZMG 1886, 171 DrSm 66); בְּנֵי יַעֲקֹב (literal Gen 34:7; Gen 34:13; Gen 34:25; Gen 34:27; Gen 35:5; Gen 35:22; Gen 35:26; Gen 49:2) 2Kgs 17:34; Ps 105:6; Mal 3:6 compare Ps 77:16 & chiefly (γ) בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל (literal Gen 42:5; Gen 45:21; Gen 46:5; Exod 1:1) Exod 1:7 + 613 t., including Hexateuch 427 (of which 328 P, 49 E, 25 J, 25 D), Judg 61, Samuel Kings Chronicles 73 (23 in reference to ancient history, 10 in opposition to Judah); so also Vrss & variant reading sometimes for ׳בֵּית יִשׂ, e.g. Josh 21:43 + see Di, Ezek 3:1 + see Co; also the reverse Ezek 2:3 and elsewhere; note especially יִשְׂרָאֵל ׳עַם בּ Exod 1:9 יִשְׂרָאֵל ׳עַמִּי בּ Exod 3:10; Exod 7:4 עֲדַת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל Exod 16:1; Exod 16:2; Exod 16:9; Exod 16:10; Exod 17:1; Lev 16:5; Lev 19:2; Num 1:2; Num 1:53; Num 8:9; Num 8:20; Num 13:26; Num 15:25; Num 15:26; Num 17:6; Num 19:9; Num 25:6; Num 26:2; Num 31:12 (all P); ׳יִשׂ ׳דֹּרוֺת ב Judg 3:2 וְכָלהָֿעָם ׳יִשׂ ׳כָּלבֿ Judg 20:26 וּבְּנֵי הַלֵּוִי ׳יִשׂ ׳ב Neh 10:40 also (δ) בְּנֵי יְהוּדָה (literal Gen 46:12; Gen 26:19; 1Chr 2:3; 1Chr 2:10; 1Chr 4:1) Num 1:26 + 18 t. Numbers, Joshua, Judg 1:8; Judg 1:9; Judg 1:16 (so read also vJudg 1:21 vJudg 1:21 compare Josh 15:53 & see below בנימן) 2Sam 1:18; 1Chr 4:27 + 8 t. Chronicles, Jer 7:30 + 4 t. Jeremiah; Hos 2:2; Joel 4:6; Joel 4:8; Joel 4:19; Obad 1:12 (not in Kings, of Judah or of any other tribe, except בְּנֵי לֵוִי 1Kgs 12:31) including מַטֵּה בְּנֵי יהוּדָה Josh 15:1; Josh 15:20; Josh 15:21; Josh 21:1; 1Chr 6:50 for usage with other tribes of Israel, see the articles; — but note (ε) בְּנֵי לֵוִי (literal Gen 46:11; Exod 6:16; Num 3:17; 1Chr 5:27; 1Chr 6:1 compare 1Chr 23:6) Exod 32:28; Num 3:15; Num 16:7; Num 16:8; Num 18:21; Josh 21:10 (as including sons of Aaron etc.); כָּלבְּֿנֵי לֵוִי Exod 32:26 ׳ל ׳כָּלאַֿחֶיךָ ב Num 16:10 ׳ל ׳הַכֹּהֲנִים ב Deut 21:5; Deut 31:9 compare 1Kgs 12:31 & Mal 3:8; 1Chr 23:24; 1Chr 23:27; 1Chr 24:20; Ezra 8:15 (distinguished from priests) Neh 12:23; Ezek 40:46 (including בְּנֵי צָדוֺק the priests); also ׳ל ׳מַחֲנוֺת ב 1Chr 9:18 בְּנֵי הַלֵּוִי 1Chr 12:27; Neh 10:40 בְּנֵי הַלְּוִיִם 1Chr 15:15; 1Chr 24:30 (compare also לֵוִי); (ζ) בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן (literal Exod 28:1; Exod 28:40; 1Chr 5:29; 1Chr 24:1 often Aaron and his sons literal Exod 27:21; Exod 28:1; Exod 28:4 +) Lev 3:5; Lev 3:8; Lev 3:13; Lev 6:7; Lev 6:11; Lev 7:10; Lev 7:83; Josh 21:10; 1Chr 6:35; 1Chr 6:39; 1Chr 6:42; 1Chr 15:4 (+ Levites) 1Chr 24:1; 1Chr 24:31; Neh 12:47 also הַכֹּהֲנִים ׳בְּנֵי א Lev 1:5; Lev 1:8; Lev 1:11; Lev 2:2; Lev 3:2; Num 3:8; Num 10:8 & Josh 21:19; 2Chr 31:19 compare 2Chr 26:18; 2Chr 29:21; 2Chr 35:14 (twice in verse); בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן הַכֹּהֵן Lev 1:7; Josh 21:4 (as subdivision of Levites) vJosh 21:13 compare Lev 7:34 אֶתכֹּֿהֲנֵי יהוה אֶתבְּֿנֵי אַהֲרֹן וְהַלְּוִּיִּם 2Chr 13:9 compare v2Chr 13:10 once in singular הַכֹּהֵן בֶּןאַֿהֲרֹן Neh 10:39 see also below אַהֲרֹן; (η) בְּנֵי צָדוֺק הכהנים הלוים בני צדוק; Ezek 48:11 הכהנים הַמְֿקֻדָּשׁ מנגי צדוק (ᵐ5 Sm Co join מ of מבני to preceding word, making plural); (φ) בְּנֵי with names of peoples, lands, and cities, בְּנֵי כֻּשִׁיִּים Amos 9:7 בְּנֵי מִצְרַיִם Ezek 16:26 בְּנֵי אַשּׁוּר Ezek 16:28; Ezek 23:7; Ezek 23:9; Ezek 23:12; Ezek 23:23 אֶדֶץ הַבְּרִית ׳ב Ezek 30:5 (Co strike out ארץ); בָּבֶל ׳ב Ezek 23:15. Ezek 23:17; Ezek 23:28 יְרוּשָׁלַם ׳ב Joel 4:6 צִיּוֺן ׳ב Joel 2:23; Lam 4:2; Ps 149:2 (compare Zech 9:13). See further (ι) בְּנֵי עַמֶּ֑ךָ Lev 19:18 compare Lev 20:17; Num 22:5; Judg 14:16; Judg 14:17; Ezek 3:11; Ezek 33:2; Ezek 33:12; Ezek 33:17; Ezek 33:30; Ezek 37:18; Dan 12:1 בְּנֵי פָּרִיצֵי עַמְּךָ Dan 11:14 (κ) קֶבֶר בְּנֵי הָעָם 2Kgs 23:6; 2Chr 35:5; 2Chr 35:7; 2Chr 35:12 קִבְרֵי בְּנֵי הָעָם Jer 26:23 (λ) בְּנֵיקֶֿדֶם Gen 29:1; Judg 7:12; Judg 8:10; 1Kgs 5:10; Job 1:3; Isa 11:14; Jer 49:28; Ezek 25:4; Ezek 25:10 (μ) בְּנֵי הַמְּדִינָה Ezra 2:1 = Neh 7:6 (ν) of bulls, בְּנֵי בָשָׁן Deut 32:14 (song) compare KloSK 1872. 254 Di.
2. children (male and female) Gen 3:16; Gen 21:7; Exod 21:5; Exod 22:23 hence בְּנֵי מְנַשֶּׁה הַזְכָּרִים Josh 17:2 male children, בֵּן זָכָר Jer 20:15.
3. youth, young men (plural) Prov 7:7; Song 2:3.
4. the young of animals Lev 22:28 (שׁוֺר אוֺ שֶׂה) compare Deut 22:6; Deut 22:7; 1Sam 6:7; 1Sam 6:10; Zech 9:9; Job 4:11; Job 28:8; Job 39:4; Job 39:16 — בֶּןבָּֿקָר etc. see below 7 b below
5. of plant-shoots בֵּן פֹּרָת Gen 49:22 (twice in verse); also בֵּן Ps 80:16 ? (|| כַּנָּה; see Chetransl. & critical note)
6. figurative of lifeless things, בְּנֵי רֶשֶׁף sparks Job 5:7 stars עַיִשׁ עַלבָּֿנֶיהָ Job 38:32 arrows בֶּןקָֿ֑שֶׁת Job 41:2 בְּנֵי אַשְׁפָּתוֺ Lam 3:13 compare בֶּןגָּֿרְנִי i.e. corn of my threshing-floor Isa 21:10.
7. a. member of a guild, order or class, בְּנֵי הַנְּבִיאִים i.e. those belonging to the prophetic order 1Kgs 20:35; 2Kgs 2:3; 2Kgs 2:5; 2Kgs 2:7; 2Kgs 2:15; 2Kgs 4:1; 2Kgs 4:38 (twice in verse); 2Kgs 5:22; 2Kgs 6:1; 2Kgs 9:1 (Hoffm RSProph, 85, 388, Ki 15 f.; ZehnpfBAS i, 355 compare Assyrian mâr šipri (šiprâtum), son of a messenger = messenger, and explains from the son's succeeding to father's calling) & בֶּןנָֿבִיא Amos 7:14 probably also בְּנֵי הַכֹּהֲנִים 1Chr 9:30; Ezra 2:61; Ezra 10:18 בְּנֵי הַשֹּׁעֲרִים Ezra 2:42 compare בְּנֵי הַגְּדוּד 2Chr 25:13 men of the troop, see Palmyrene בנישירתא men of the caravan VogNo, 4 and others; also בְּנֵי הַגּוֺלָה = exiles Ezra 4:1; Ezra 6:19; Ezra 6:20; Ezra 8:35; Ezra 10:7; Ezra 10:16 (see גולה below גלה): further, in בֶּןנֵֿכָר = foreigner (only P, poetry, & late) Gen 17:12; Gen 17:27; Exod 12:43; Lev 22:25; Ezek 44:9 (twice in verse); ׳הַֿנּ׳ב Isa 56:3 בְּנֵיִנֵֿכָר 2Sam 22:45; 2Sam 22:46 = Ps 18:45; Ps 18:46; Neh 9:2; Isa 60:10; Isa 61:5; Isa 62:8; Ezek 44:7; Ps 144:7; Ps 144:11, ׳בְּנֵיהַֿנּ Isa 56:6 also בְּנֵי הַתּוֺשָׁבִּים הַגָּרִים עִמָּכֶם Lev 25:4; Lev 25:5.
  b. of animals, בֶּןבָּֿקָר son of (the) herd, i.e. young one of the herd, בָּקָר וּבְנֵי בָקָר 1Sam 14:32 compare עֵגֶל בֶּןבָּֿקָר Lev 9:2 (P); then, in general, one of the herd: fit for food Gen 18:7; Gen 18:8 (J), for sacrifice Num 15:8; Num 15:9 (P); ׳בןהַֿב only Lev 12:6 (P); especially פַּר בֶּןבָּֿקָר Exod 29:1; Lev 4:3; Lev 4:14; Lev 16:3; Lev 23:18; Num 7:15 + 16 t. Numbers (all P) + 2Chr 13:9; Ezek 43:19; Ezek 43:23; Ezek 43:25; Ezek 45:18; Ezek 46:6 פָּרִים בְּנֵי בָּקָר Num 28:11; Num 28:19; Num 28:27; Num 29:13; Num 29:17 (P); also בְּנִי אֲתֹנוֺ Gen 49:11 (poem, J; || עִירֹה); בְּנֵיצֹֿאן Ps 114:4; Ps 114:6 בֶּןרְֿאֵמִים Ps 29:6 בְָּנֵי הָרַמָּכִים Esth 8:10 בְּנֵי (הַ)יּוֺנָה Lev 1:14 + 7 t. Lev + Num 6:10 compare בֶּןיֿוֺנָה Lev 12:6 (all P); בְּנֵיֿ נָ֑שֶׁר Prov 30:17 בְּנֵי עֹרֵב Ps 147:9.
8. ׳ב as relative noun followed by word of quality, characteristic, etc. especially (α) בֶּןֿ(בני)חַיִל = mighty man 1Sam 14:52; 1Sam 18:17; 2Sam 2:7; 2Sam 13:28; 2Sam 17:10 (twice in verse); 1Kgs 1:52 + 7 t. Chronicles; ׳אֲנָשִׁים בני ח Judg 18:2; 2Kgs 2:16 אֶלֶף אִישׁ מִבְּנֵי הֶחָ֑יִל Judg 21:10 (β) בְּנֵי עַוְלָה wicked men 2Sam 3:34; 2Sam 7:10; 1Chr 17:9; Hos 10:9 ׳בֶּןעֿ Ps 89:23 (for בני בליעל see בליעל); (γ) בְּנֵי מֶ֑רִי rebels Num 17:25 (compare בַּיִת); (δ) בְּנֵי הַתַּעֲרֻבוֺת sons of pledges = hostages 2Kgs 14:14 = 2Chr 25:24 (ε) בְּנֵי מָוֶת i.e. those deserving of death 1Sam 26:16 so בֶּןמֿות 2Sam 12:5 בְּנֵי תְמוּתָה appointed or exposed to death Ps 79:11; Ps 102:21 compare (ζ) בִּן הַכּוֺת one worthy of smiting Deut 25:2 (η) בְּנֵי עֹ֑נִי Prov 31:5 (θ) בְּנֵי חֲלוֺף Prov 31:8 (ι) בְּנֵי שָׁאוֺן Jer 48:45 = tumultuous ones; so also (= שֵׁאת) בְּנֵי שֵׁת Num 24:17 compare RV Di and others; (κ) כְּנֵי הַיִּצְהָר Zech 4:14 i.e. anointed ones; (λ) בֶּןמֶֿשֶׁק Gen 15:2 son of possession, i.e. heir; (μ) הֵילֵל בֶּןשָֿׁ֑חַר Isa 14:12 son of dawn; (ν) of animals בְּנֵיִ שָׁ֑הַץ i.e. proud beasts Job 28:8; Job 41:26 (ξ) of Jonah's gourd בִּןלַֿיְלָה Jonah 4:10 (twice in verse); (ο) of a fertile hill קֶרֶן בֶּןשֶֿׁמֶן Isa 5:1.
9. noun relative of age:
  a. of men, וַיְהִי נֹחַ בֶּןהֲֿמֵשׁ מֵאוֺת שָׁנָה Gen 5:32 compare Gen 7:6 + 71 t. P; Gen 50:26; Josh 14:7. Josh 14:10; Josh 24:29 (all E); Num 32:11 (J), Deut 31:2 also Judg 2:8; 1Sam 4:15; 2Sam 4:4; 2Sam 19:33; 2Sam 19:36; 1Chr 2:21; 1Chr 23:3; 1Chr 23:24; 1Chr 23:27; 1Chr 27:3; 2Chr 24:15; 2Chr 25:5; 2Chr 31:16; 2Chr 31:17; Ezra 3:8; Isa 65:20 (twice in verse); Jer 52:1 + 41 t. Samuel Kings Chronicles, of kings of accession; note especially (included in above) the phrase מִבֶּן עֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה וָמָ֑עְלָה Exod 30:14; Exod 38:26; Num 1:3 + 21 t. Numbers 1-3 + Num 26:2; Num 26:4; Num 32:11; 1Chr 23:24; 1Chr 23:27; 2Chr 25:5; Ezra 3:8 compare Lev 27:7; Num 8:24; Num 26:62; 1Chr 23:3 & without מעלה Num 8:25; Num 18:16 also מִבֶּן עשׂרים שׁנה וְעַד בֶּןשִֿׁשִּׁים שָׁנָה Lev 27:3 compare vLev 27:5 vLev 27:6 מִבֶּן שׁלשׁים שׁנה ומעלה ועד בןחֿמשׁים שׁנה Num 4:3 (twice in verse) + 12 t. Num 4 מבּן שׁלושׁ שׁנים וּלְמַ֫עְלָה 2Chr 31:16 compare v2Chr 31:17 & לְמִבֶּן עשׂרים שׁנה וּלְמָ֑טָּה 1Chr 27:23.
  b. of animals, (Hexateuch all P, including H) בֶּןשָֿׁנָה Exod 12:5; Exod 29:38; Lev 9:3; Lev 23:18; Lev 23:19; Num 7:17 + 28 t. Num 7, 28, 29; also Mic 6:6 בֶּןשְֿׁנָתוֺ Lev 12:6; Lev 23:12; Num 6:12; Num 6:14 + 12 t. Num 7 also Ezek 46:13.Note. — בן appears perhaps abbreviated as בּ in a few compound proper names; see בִּדְקַר (= בֶּןדֿקר?), בִּלְשָׁן, בִּמְהָל, בַּעֲלִיס, בַּעֲנָה, בִּרְשַׁע, בִּשְׁלָם (so MV after Schol. Hamâsa3 ed. Freytag; Röde libr, hist, interpr, Arab, 20, 21; but this is very uncertain, compare Ol§ 227 b, p. 613). — On Lag's explanation of אבי in some proper names as for אבן = בן compare LagBN 75 & see אבינר p. 4, etc., but this is dubious

BDB1169 H1121

BDB1168 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1170

בְּנוֺ 1Chr 24:26; 1Chr 24:27 as proper name, masculine in AV RV, but render: the sons of Jaaziah his son, & the sons of Merari by Jaaziah his son, compare VB & Be Öttli.

BDB9386 H1247 H1121 H1248 H1123

BDB9385 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9387

I. בַּר noun masculine son (ᵑ7 id.; Syriac , Mandean ברא NöM § 148, Old Aramaic, Nabataean, Palmyrene בר (and בן) Lzb242 f.; Sabean בר according to MordtmVOJ x. 154 f.; = בֵּן, = becoming ר, PhilippiZMG xxxii (1878), 36 ff. BrockSyr. Gr. § 76 and others; √ different from בן according to JHMich Thes K§ 63 and others; Biblical Hebrew בַּר Aramaism for בֵּן); — construct ׳ב Dan 3:25 +; suffix בְּרֵהּ Dan 5:22 plural construct בְּנֵי Ezra 6:9 +; suffix בְּנ֫וֺהִי Ezra 6:10; Ezra 7:23, בְּנֵיהוֺן Dan 6:25 —

1. son(s) Ezra 5:1; Ezra 5:2 (twice in verse); Ezra 6:14; Dan 5:22; Dan 6:25; Ezra 6:10; Ezra 7:23 בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל Ezra 6:16 = Israelites, בְּנֵי גָלוּתָא = captives vEzra 6:16; Dan 2:25; Dan 5:13; Dan 6:14 בַּראֱֿנָשׁ Dan 7:13 i.e. one of human kind, בְּנֵי אֲנָשָׁא men Dan 2:38; Dan 5:21 בַּראֱֿלָהִין Dan 3:25 a divine (or angelic) being (see Dr, and compare Biblical Hebrew Gen 6:2; Job 1:6); ׳בַּר שְׁנִין וגו Job 6:1 a son of 62 years = 62 years old (Biblical Hebrew בֵּן 9).
2. of bullocks, בְּנֵי תוֺרִין Ezra 6:9.

II. בַּר see ברר.

son, children, sons, old, first, …
bēn
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
  • son, grandson, child, member of a group
    • son, male child
      • "grandson"children (plural, male and female)"youth, young men (plural)"young (of animals)"sons (as characterization, i.e., sons of injustice (for unrighteous men) or sons of God (for angels)"people (of a nation) (plural)"of lifeless things, i.e., sparks, stars, arrows (figuratively)"a member of a guild, order, class

הֵימָ֡ן
הֵימָ֡ן
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Of heman")
Dictionary form: הֵימָן · hay-MAWN

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: of heman
of heman ×6 and heman ×4 heman ×3 them heman ×2 and of heman ×1 to heman ×1
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Heman — Standard modern spelling for this proper name.
Hayman — Phonetic anglicization closer to Hebrew pronunciation.
Hêmān — Scholarly transliteration; preferred in academic contexts.

BDB2151 H1968

BDB2150 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2152

הֵימָן proper name see אמן.

BDB545 H1968

BDB544 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB546

הֵימָן proper name, masculine Heman (faithful, compare Aramaic מְהֵימָן, ) a wise man with whom Solomon is compared 1Kgs 5:11, where app. son of Mahol (Klo sons of the dance); named with 3 others, one being Ethan the Ezrahite; 1Chr 2:6 a Heman is named with same 3+1 other, & all called sons of Zerah of Judah; Heman appears Ps 88:1 also as the Ezrahite (see below זרח), compare Ethan above; in other passages Heman is a Levite; specifically Kohathite, son of Joel, called the singer (הַמְשׁוֺרֵר) 1Chr 6:18 (|| Asaph v.1Chr 6:24, Ethan v.1Chr 6:29); Heman, Asaph & Ethan named as the singers (הַמְשֹׁרְרִים) 1Chr 15:17; 1Chr 15:19 compare Heman & Jeduthun 1Chr 16:41; 1Chr 16:42 (|| Asaph v1Chr 16:37); Heman, Asaph & Jeduthun 1Chr 25:6; 2Chr 5:12; 2Chr 35:15 elsewhere בְּנֵי אָ סָף וְהֵימָן וִידוּתוּן 1Chr 25:1 compare v1Chr 25:4 v1Chr 25:4 v1Chr 25:5 v1Chr 25:5 בְּנֵי הֵימָן 2Chr 29:14 (|| בְּנֵי ידוּתוּן); — 2Chr 25:5 Heman is called חֹזֵה הַמֶּלָח בְּדִבְ רֵי הַאֱלֹהִים (compare Asaph 2Chr 29:30, Jeduthun 2Chr 35:15). — On question of identity of Heman in these various connections, see Thes Comm.

heman
hêmān
faithful
Heman, the name of at least two Israelites
  • a wise man to whom Solomon was compared
    • "son of Joel, grandson of Samuel, and a Levitical singer and author of Psalm 88"a seer

בֻּקִּיָּ֡הוּ
בֻּקִּיָּ֡הוּ
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Bukkiah")
Dictionary form: בֻּקִּיָּה · book-kih-YAW

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: bukkiah
bukkiah ×1 to bukkiah ×1
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Bukkiah — Standard anglicized form used in modern Bible translations.
Buqqiyyah — Closer transliteration for academic or critical editions.
Buqqiah — Simplified scholarly spelling, omitting gemination marker.

BDB1278 H1232

BDB1277 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1279

בֻּקִּיָּ֫הוּ proper name, masculine (proved of ׳י) Levite, son of Heman 1Chr 25:4 son of Asaph (?) v1Chr 25:13.

bukkiah
buqqiyyâ
Jehovah has emptied
Bukkijah, an Israelite
  • a Kohathite Levite, of the sons of Heman, one of the musicians in the temple

מַתַּנְיָ֡הוּ
מַתַּנְיָ֡הוּ
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Mattaniah")
Dictionary form: מַתַּנְיָה · maht-tahn-YAW

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: mattaniah
mattaniah ×7 and mattaniah ×4 of mattaniah ×4 to mattaniah ×1
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Mattaniah — Standard modern spelling; use in most contexts.
Mattanyah — Closer transliteration; suits scholarly or study Bibles.
Mattanya — Shortened form common in modern Hebrew usage.

BDB5452 H4983

BDB5451 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB5453

מַתַּנְיָ֫הוּ, מַתַּנְיָה proper name, masculine (compare GrayProp. N. 294, No. 82); — ᵐ5 Μαθθας, Μανθανιας, Ματθανιας, etc.; —

1. מַתַּנְיָה, last king of Judah, name changed to Zedekiah 2Kgs 24:17.
2. מַתַּנְיָ֫הוּ, Levite name:
  a. son of Heman 1Chr 25:4.
  b. Asaphite 1Chr 25:16.
  c. id., 2Chr 29:13 (Hezekiah's time).
3. מַתַּנְיָה, Levite name:
  a. Asaphite 1Chr 9:15; Neh 11:17; Neh 11:22; Neh 12:8; Neh 12:35, perhaps = 2 b, c (but much confusion and uncertainty; e.g. ׳מ is of Hezekiah's time 2Chr 29:13, and 4th generation before Nehemiah, Neh 11:12; Neh 12:35 while contemporary of Zerubbabel Neh 12:8 and of Nehemiah Neh 11:17).
  b. other Levites: (1) 2Chr 20:14, (2) Neh 12:25, (3) Neh 13:13.
4. מַתַּנְיָה, name of several who took strange wives:
  a. Ezra 10:26.
  b. vEzra 10:27.
  c. vEzra 10:30.
  d. vEzra 10:37.

mattaniah
mattanyâ
gift of Jehovah
Mattanjah, the name of ten Israelites
  • the original name of the last king of Judah before the captivity; also known as 'Zedekiah'
    • "a Levite, son of Heman, whose office was to blow the horns in the temple service as appointed by David"a Levite of the family of Asaph"a Levite of the family of Asaph who assisted in the purification of the temple in the reign of Hezekiah"a Levite of the family of Asaph who took part in the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem; leader of the temple choir"a Levite, descendant of Asaph and ancestor of Jahaziel in the time of Jehoshaphat"another Levite in the time of Nehemiah"a Levite, father of Zaccur and ancestor of Hanan the under-treasurer who had charge of the offerings in the time of Nehemiah"a man of the sons of Elam who had and put away a strange wife in the time of Ezra"a man of the sons of Zattu who had and put away a strange wife in the time of Ezra"a man descended from Pahath-moab who had and put away a strange wife in the time of Ezra"a man of the sons of Bani who had and put away a strange wife in the time of Ezra

עֻ֠זִּיאֵל
עֻ֠זִּיאֵל
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Uzziel")
Dictionary form: עֻזִּיאֵל · oodz-zee-ALE

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: uzziel
and uzziel ×8 of uzziel ×6 uzziel ×2
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Uzziel — Standard modern spelling for this personal name.
Uzzi-el — Hyphenated form highlighting the theophoric element 'El'.
Uzziel ("God is my strength") — Gloss translation useful in explanatory or study contexts.

BDB5953 H5816 H3268

BDB5952 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB5954

עֻזִּיאֵל proper name, masculine (my strength is El); — Οζ(ε)ιηλ:

1. Levites:
  a. Exod 6:18; Exod 6:22; Lev 10:4; Num 3:19; Num 3:30; 1Chr 5:28; 1Chr 6:3; 1Chr 15:10; 1Chr 23:12; 1Chr 23:20; 1Chr 24:24.
  b. 1Chr 25:4 (= עֲזַרְאֵל v1Chr 25:18), ᵐ5B Αζαραηλ.
  c. 2Chr 29:14.
2. Simeonite 1Chr 4:42.
3. Benjamite 1Chr 7:7.
4. repairer of wall Neh 3:8. — see יַעֲזִיאֵל. below

uzziel
ʿuzzîʾēl
my strength is God
Uzziel, the name of six Israelites
  • the 4th son of Kohath and grandson of Levi, uncle of Moses and Aaron
    • "a Simeonite captain, son of Ishi, in the days of king Hezekiah of Judah"descendant of Bela, head of a family in the tribe of Benjamin"a musician of the sons of Heman in the time of David"a Levite of the sons of Jeduthun in the days of king Hezekiah of Judah"son of Harhaiah, probably a priest and a goldsmith, who took part in repairing the wall under Nehemiah

שְׁבוּאֵ֨ל
שְׁבוּאֵ֨ל
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Shebuel")
Dictionary form: שְׁבוּאֵל · sheh-boo-ALE

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: shebuel
shebuel ×2 and shebuel ×1 of shubael ×1 shubael ×1 to shubael ×1
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Shebuel — Most common English spelling; prefer in narrative contexts.
Shubael — Alternate spelling; use when source text uses this form.
Shĕbû'ēl — Scholarly transliteration; best for academic or study editions.

BDB8403 H7619

BDB8402 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8404

שְׁבוּאֵל שְׁבֻאֵל proper name, masculine son of Gershom 1Chr 23:16; 1Chr 26:24 (׳שְׁבֻ) = שׁוּבָאֵל 1Chr 24:20 (twice in verse), of Heman 1Chr 25:4 = שׁוּבָאֵל v1Chr 25:20 (compare Benz on these lists). — ᵐ5. in all usually Σουβαηλ, ᵐ5L usually — βιηλ.

shebuel, shubael
šĕbûʾēl
captive of God
Shebuel or Shubael, the name of two Israelites
  • son of Gershom and grandson of Moses
    • "one of the 14 sons of Heman the musician

וִֽ ירִימ֜וֹת
וִֽ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
ירִימ֜וֹת
Root word a name — transliterate it ("And jerimoth")
Dictionary form: יְרִימוֹת · yeh-ree-MOTE

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: and jerimoth
and jerimoth ×6 and jeremoth ×4 and ramoth ×1 jerimoth ×1 of jerimoth ×1 to jeremoth ×1
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Jerimoth — Most common modern scholarly spelling; preferred in translations.
Jeremoth — Alternate spelling; use when following source-text variant.
Ramoth — Distinct variant form; use only when textual evidence supports it.

BDB3746 H3406

BDB3745 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3747

יְרֵימוֺת, יְרֵמוֺת, יְרִימוֺת proper name, masculine ᵐ5 Αρειμωθ, Ιεριμουθ, etc.; —

1. Benjamites:
  a. יְרִימוֺת 1Chr 7:7.
  b. יְרֵימוֺת 1Chr 7:8.
  c. יְרֵמוֺת 1Chr 8:14.
2. Levites:
  a. יְרֵמוֺת 1Chr 23:23.
  b. id. 1Chr 25:22 =
  c. יְרִימוֺת 1Chr 24:30.
  d. יְרִימוֺת 1Chr 25:4.
  e. id. 2Chr 31:13.

3. id. Naphtalite 1Chr 27:19.
4. id. son of David and father of Rehoboam's wife 2Chr 11:18.
5. יְרֵמוֺת, men who had strange wives:
  a. Ezra 10:26, ᵐ5 Ιερειμοιθ(‐μωθ).
  b. Ezra 10:27, ᵐ5 Αμων, א Αρμων, A Ιαρμωθ, ᵐ5L Ιεριμωθ.
  c. Ezra 10:29 Kt (Qr וְרָמוֺת), ᵐ5 Μημων, A Ρημωθ, ᵐ5L Αριμωθ.

יִרְמְיָהוּ, יִרְמְיָה see below רמה.

BDB7813 H7216 H7433 H1568 H7414 H7418 H7432 H3406

BDB7812 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB7814

רָ(א)מוֺת26 proper name

1. location Heights, Ramôth; —
  a. in Gilead, רָמֹת בַּגִּלְעָד Josh 21:38 (Gi; van d. H. Baer vJosh 21:36 P), ׳רָאמוֺת בַּגּ (of Gad) Deut 4:43; 1Chr 6:65, ׳רָאמֹת בַּגּ Josh 20:8 (P), Ραμωθ [Josh 20:8 Αρημωθ] ἐν (Τῇ) Γαλααδ; usually ׳רָמת ג (Ρεμμαθ [Ερεμαθ, Ραμωθ, Ραμα(θ)] Γαλ., etc.) 1Kgs 4:13 + 19 t. Kings Chronicles (see גִּלְעָד 1 d); = II. רָמָה 5, q. v.; site dubious; Onomasticon (Lag287. 91) 15 miles west of Philadelphia [Jerome Ib.145. 1Kgs 145:31 says E!], hence DiGen 31:54 BuhlG. 261 f. conjectures el-Jal`aud, approximately 17 English miles northwest of Philadelphia, and 3 miles South of Yabbok; SmerrillEast of Jordan, 284 ff.; Hast. DB. RAMOTH G. conjectures (on general grounds) Jesrash, approximately 28 miles north of Philadelphia; GASmG. 586 some place just south of Yarmuk, compare GACooke in DrDt Add. xviii f., q. v. especially against es-Sal‰ Seetzen and others).
  b. רָמוֺתנֶֿגֶב 1Sam 30:27, see רָאׅמַׅת
3.
  c. רָאמוֺת, Levitical City in Issachar 1Chr 6:58 (Δαβωρ, ᵐ5L Ραμωθ), probably = רֶ֫מֶת Josh 19:21 (P; Ρεμμας, A Ραμαθ), and יַרְמוּת 2, Josh 21:29, q. v. p.438 (see also DiJosh 19:21).
2. masculine (וְ)רָמוֺת Ezra 10:29 Qr (Kt ירמות) see יְרֵימוֺת 5 c, p.438.

jerimoth, jeremoth, ramoth
yĕrîmôt
He is Most High
Jerimoth or Jeremoth, the name of twelve Israelites
  • a Benjamite, son of Bela and head of a house of Benjamite
    • "a Benjamite, son of Becher and head of a house of Benjamite"a Benjamite, son of Beriah and grandson of Elpaal"a Merarite Levite, son of Mushi"one of the men that joined David in the wilderness"a Levite, son of Heman and head of the 15th course of musicians"a Levite in the reign of Hezekiah"a son of Azriel, ruler of the tribe of Naphtali in the reign of David"a son of king David and the father of the wife of Rehoboam"a son of Elam, a man with a foreign wife in the time of Ezra"a son of Zattu, a man with a foreign wife in the time of Ezra

חֲנַנְיָ֣ה
חֲנַנְיָ֣ה
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Hananiah")
Dictionary form: חֲנַנְיָה · huh-nahn-YAW

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: hananiah
hananiah ×14 and hananiah ×5 of hananiah ×4 to hananiah ×2 and to hananiah ×1 so hananiah ×1 that hananiah ×1 then hananiah ×1
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Hananiah — Standard modern spelling; use in most contexts.
Hananyah — Closer transliteration; preferred in scholarly or liturgical texts.
Hanania — Shortened form common in some modern Bible translations.
Ananias — Greek/NT form; use when bridging Hebrew and Greek contexts.

BDB2951 H2608

BDB2950 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2952

חֲנַנְיָ֫הוּ, חֲנַנְיָה proper name, masculine (׳י hath been gracious) — ᵐ5 Ἀνανίας; חֲנַנְיָהוּ: (compare חנניהו on Israel. Seal, GanneauJas Fev-Mars 1883, 128, No.1) —

1. father of a prince under Jehoiakim Jer 36:12.
2. captain of Uzziah's army 2Chr 26:11.
3. chief of one of the divisions musicians of David 1Chr 25:23 = חֲנַנְיָה v1Chr 25:4. — חֲנַנְיָה:
4. a false prophet of Jeremiah's time Jer 28:1; Jer 28:5; Jer 28:10; Jer 28:11; Jer 28:12; Jer 28:13; Jer 28:15 (twice in verse); Jer 28:17.
5. one of the three companions of Daniel Dan 1:6; Dan 1:7; Dan 1:11; Dan 1:19.
6. grandfather of an officer of the guard in Jeremiah's time Jer 37:13.
7. a son of Zerubbabel 1Chr 3:19; 1Chr 3:21.
8. a Benjamite 1Chr 8:24.
9. various post-exilic persons.
  a. Ezra 10:28.
  b. Neh 3:8.
  c. Neh 3:30.
  d. Neh 7:2.
  e. Neh 10:24. feminine Neh 12:12; Neh 12:41.

BDB9535 H2608

BDB9534 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9536

חֲנַנְיָה proper name, masculine (= Biblical Hebrew id.

5.); — Dan 2:17.

hananiah
ḥănanyâ
God has favored
Chananjah, the name of thirteen Israelites
  • the godly friend of Daniel whom Nebuchadnezzar renamed Shadrach; one of the three friends who with Daniel refused to make themselves unclean by eating food from the king's table which went against the dietary laws which God had given the Jews; also one of the three who were thrown into the fiery furnace for refusing to bow down to a graven image of Nebuchadnezzar and who were saved by the angel of the Lord. See also, 'Shadrach' (H7714 or H7715)
    • "one of the 14 sons of Heman and chief of the 16th course"a general in the army of King Uzziah"father of Zedekiah in the time of Jehoiakim"son of Azur, a Benjamite of Gibeon and a false prophet in the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah"grandfather of Irijah, the captain of the ward at the gate of Benjamin who arrested Jeremiah on the charge of deserting to the Chaldeans"a head of a Benjamite house"son of Zerubbabel from whom Christ derived His descent also called 'Joanna' by Luke"one of the sons of Bebai who returned with Ezra from Babylon"a priest, one of the makers of the sacred ointments and incense, who built a portion of the wall of Jerusalem in the days of Nehemiah"head of the priestly course of Jeremiah in the days of Joiakim"ruler of the palace at Jerusalem under Nehemiah and also, along with Hanani, the Tirshatha's brother, entrusted with the arrangements of guarding the gates of Jerusalem"Two post exilic Israelites

חֲנָ֗נִי
חֲנָ֗נִי
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Hanani")
Dictionary form: חֲנָנִי · huh-naw-NEE

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: hanani
hanani ×5 of hanani ×4 that hanani ×1 to hanani ×1
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Hanani — Standard modern rendering of this proper name.
Hananî — Diacritic marks the stressed syllable for scholarly texts.
Hanany — Alternate spelling occasionally used in modern translations.

BDB2950 H2607

BDB2949 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2951

חֲנָנִי proper name, masculine (perhaps abbreviated from following); —

1. father of the prophet Jehu 1Kgs 16:1; 1Kgs 16:7; 2Chr 16:7; 2Chr 19:2; 2Chr 20:34.
2. brother of Nehemiah Neh 1:2; Neh 7:2.
3. a chief musician of David 1Chr 25:4; 1Chr 25:25.
4. a chief musician in time of Nehemiah Neh 12:36.
5. a priest of Ezra's time Ezra 10:20.

hanani
ḥănānî
gracious
Chanani, the name of six Israelites
  • one of the sons of Heman, a chief musician of David, and head of the 18th course of the service
    • "a seer who rebuked Asa, king of Judah, and was imprisoned
    • maybe, father of Jehu the seer who testified against Baasha
    one of the priests who in the time of Ezra took a foreign wife"brother of Nehemiah whom Nehemiah appointed governor of Jerusalem"another priest who was the chief musician under Nehemiah

אֱלִיאָ֤תָה
אֱלִיאָ֤תָה
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Eliathah")
Dictionary form: אֱלִיאָתָה · eh-lee-aw-TAW

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: eliathah
eliathah ×1 to eliathah ×1
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Eliathah — Standard modern spelling for this proper name.
Eli'athah — Retains the glottal break, useful in scholarly contexts.
Elyathah — Alternative transliteration found in some modern versions.

BDB437 H448

BDB436 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB438

אֱלִיאָ֫תָה proper name, masculine (God has come) a Hemanite 1Chr 25:4 = אֱלִיָּתָה 1Chr 25:27.

אֱלִידָד see אֶלְדָּד above

eliathah
ʾĕlîʾātâ
God has come
Eliathah, an Israelite
  • a Hemanite musician in David's court

גִדַּ֙לְתִּי֙
גִדַּ֙לְתִּי֙
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Giddalti")
Dictionary form: גִּדַּלְתִּי · ɡid-dahl-TEE

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: giddalti
giddalti ×1 to giddalti ×1
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Giddalti — Standard English transliteration of this proper name.
Giddalthi — Alternate spelling preserving the Hebrew 'th' sound.
Giddalthy — Rare variant spelling occasionally found in older editions.

BDB1504 H1437

BDB1503 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1505

גִּדַּ֫לְתִּי proper name, masculine (I magnify (God)) son of Heman 1Chr 25:4 (compare on this remarkable list of names Ew§ 274 b We RSOTJC 422; 2nd ed. 143) v1Chr 25:29.

giddalti
giddaltî
I make great
Giddalti, an Israelite
  • one of the sons of Heman, the king's seer

וְ רֹמַ֣מְתִּי
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
רֹמַ֣מְתִּי
Root word a name — transliterate it
Dictionary form: אָב · awb

Noun — Proper Name

his father ×133 of their fathers ×94 his fathers ×86 my father ×80 thy father ×51 of the fathers ×44 the father ×41 their fathers ×30
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father — Default choice; direct, natural, widely understood.
ancestor — Prefer when referring to distant forebears or lineage.
forefather — Slightly more formal; good for ancestral or covenantal contexts.
patriarch — Use for tribal or clan heads with religious authority.
family head — Highlights household-leader role in social/legal contexts.
founder — Suits contexts emphasizing originating or establishing a line.

BDB17 H1

BDB16 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB18

אָב1191 noun masculine father (Phoenician אב, Assyrian abu, Arabic , Sabean אב CISiv, 1, 37 1. 2 and others, Ethiopic Aramaic אַבָּא, — absolute אָב Gen 44:19 + 47 t.; construct אַב Gen 17:4; Gen 17:5 (compare in אַבְרָהָם ib. & elsewhere in proper names. On Hal's proposed אֲבִר see אברהם); אֲבִי (compare Ge§§ 90, 3b, 96) Gen 4:20 +; suffix אָבִי Gen 19:34 + (MI אבי); אָבִיךָ Gen 12:1 +; אָבִיו Gen 2:24 +; אָבִ֫יהוּ Judg 14:10 + 6t.; plural אָבוֺת Exod 12:3 +; construct אֲבוֺת Exod 6:25 + 7 t.; suffix אֲבוֺתַי (אֲבֹתַי, אֲבוֺתָ֑י) Gen 47:9 + 15 t.; אֲבוֺתֵיהֶם 1Chr 4:38 + 32 t. (late); אֲבוֺתָם Exod 4:5 + 106 t. etc.; —

1. father of individual Gen 2:24 (+ אֵם) Gen 11:28; Gen 11:29 (twice in verse); Gen 19:31; Gen 19:32; Gen 19:33, + often (mostly J E D); of father as commanding Gen 50:16 (J) Jer 35:6 f Prov 6:20 (compare Gen 18:19 J Gen 28:1; Gen 28:6 P 1Sam 17:20; 1Kgs 2:1); instructing מוסר Prov 1:8; Prov 4:1 (compare Deut 8:5); specifically as begetter, genitor Prov 23:22; Zech 13:3 (twice in verse) (+ אֵם) Isa 45:10 compare Gen 49:4 (J) Lev 18:7; Lev 18:8; Lev 18:11 (P); rebuking Gen 37:10 loving Gen 37:4; Gen 44:20 (J E; compare Gen 22:2; Gen 25:28; Gen 37:3; 2Sam 14:1); pitying Ps 103:13 (in simile compare 2Sam 18:5); blessing Gen 27:41 (J E compare Gen 27:4 also Gen 28:1 P +); as glad Prov 10:1; Prov 15:20 compare Prov 29:3 grieving Gen 37:35 (J E; compare 2Sam 12:22; 2Sam 19:1; 2Sam 19:2 f) etc. Also as object of honour, obedience, love Exod 20:12 (E) = Deut 5:16; Exod 21:15; Exod 21:17 (E) Deut 21:18; Deut 21:19; Gen 28:7 (P) 1Kgs 19:20 (all + אֵם), 1Kgs 50:1; 1Kgs 50:5 (J) Mal 1:6 etc. Hence metaphor of intimate connection Job 17:14 to corruption I cry, My father art thou (|| אִמִּי וַאֲחֹתִי לָֽרִמָּה).
2. of God as father of his people (see RSSem 42), who constituted, controls, guides and lovingly watches over it: Deut 32:6; Jer 3:4; Jer 3:19; Jer 31:9; Isa 63:16 (twice in verse); Isa 64:7; Mal 1:6; Mal 2:10 (compare Exod 4:22; Exod 19:4 (JE) Deut 32:11; Hos 11:1); compare Jer 2:27 (of idolatrous Israel) אֹמְרִים לָעֵץ אָבִי אַתָּה וְלָאֶבֶן אַתְּ ילדתני׃; especially God as father of Davidic line 2Sam 7:14; Ps 89:27 f. of needy (late) Ps 68:6 (compare Ps 103:13) (in proper name, f. of individual, compare below)
3. head of household, family or clan; בֵּית אָבִי as abode Gen 38:11 (twice in verse); Lev 22:13 +; = family Gen 24:40 (|| מִשְׁפַּחְתִּי) Gen 41:51; Gen 46:31 + compare Num 18:1; Num 18:2; Josh 2:12; Josh 2:18; Josh 6:25 especially techn. of divisions of Israel בֵּית אָב לְמִשְׁפָּחוֺת Num 3:30; Num 3:35 = a father's house, i.e. a family or clan; more often plural (אבותם, אבותיו) בֵית אָבוֺת = father's houses = families, clans (compare Di on Exod 6:14) Exod 6:14; Exod 12:3; Num 1:2; Num 1:18 ff (often in Numbers) Josh 14:1; Josh 19:51; Josh 21:1 (twice in verse); Josh 22:14 (twice in verse) (always P in Hexateuch); also 1Chr 5:13; 1Chr 5:15 + often in Chronicles; compare רָאשֵׁי אבות הלוים (= ׳בית א ׳ר) Exod 6:25 compare 1Kgs 8:1; 1Chr 6:4; 1Chr 7:11 + often Chronicles Ezra Nehemiah.
4. ancestor (a) of individual; grandfather (instead of precise term) Gen 28:13; Gen 32:10 (J; where used by Jacob of Abraham & then of Isaac); greatgrandfather 1Kgs 15:13 great-greatgrandfather 1Kgs 15:11 etc.; oft plural (= fathers, forefathers) Gen 15:15; Gen 46:34 (JE) 1Kgs 19:4; 1Kgs 21:3; 1Kgs 21:4; 2Kgs 19:12; 2Kgs 20:17 +; particularly שׁכב עם אבותיו 1Kgs 1:21; 1Kgs 2:10; 1Kgs 11:21; 1Kgs 22:40 +; joined with ׳ויקבר עם אב 1Kgs 14:31; 1Kgs 15:24; 1Kgs 22:51; 2Kgs 8:24; 2Kgs 15:38 compare v2Kgs 15:7, 2Kgs 16:20 + (all of kings of Judah); intensive, אֲבֹתֶיךָ וַאֲבוֺת אֲבֹתֶיךָ Exod 10:6 compare Dan 11:24 (b) of people Gen 10:21 (J) Gen 17:4; Gen 17:5 (P) Gen 19:37; Gen 19:38 (J) Gen 36:9; Gen 36:43 (P) Deut 26:5; Isa 51:2; Isa 43:27 (where אביך הראשׁון thy first father, see Che) compare also Ezek 16:3; Ezek 16:45 + often; plural Exod 3:13; Exod 3:15; Exod 3:16 (E) Deut 1:8; Josh 1:6; Judg 2:1; 1Sam 12:6 +; 1Sam 12:15 near the end read וּבְמַלְכְּכֶם ᵐ5 We Dr.
5. originator or patron of a class, profession, or art Gen 4:20; Gen 4:21.
6. figurative of producer, generator Job 38:28 הֲיֵשׁ לַמָּטָר אָ֑ב (|| הוֺלִיד אֶגְלֵיטָֽֿל׃ מִיֿ).
7. figurative of benevolence & protection Job 29:6 אָב אָֽנֹכִי לָֽאֶבְיוֺנִים, compare Job 31:18 of Eliakim Isa 22:21 perhaps also of gracious Messianic king אֲבִי עַד Isa 9:5 everlasting father (Ge Ew De Che Brd Di) — others divider of spoil (Abarb Hi Kn Kue BrMP).
8. term of respect & honour (Abbas, Pater, Papa, Pope); applied to master 2Kgs 5:13 priest Judg 17:10; Judg 18:19 prophet 2Kgs 2:12 (twice in verse); 2Kgs 6:21; 2Kgs 13:14 (twice in verse); compare 2Kgs 8:9 counsellor Gen 45:8 (E; compare δευτέρου πατρός ᵐ5 add. Esth 3:13 τῷ πατρί 1 Mac Esth 11:32); king 1Sam 24:12 artificer 2Chr 2:12; 2Chr 4:16.
9. specifically, ruler, chief (late) 1Chr 2:24; 1Chr 2:42 (twice in verse); etc. (compare Ew§ 273 b) see also EwGeschichte. i. 524. H i. 365. On the force of אָב in proper names (in many probably a divine title), see CheEncy. Bib., ABI, NAMES WITH Nöib., NAMES, §§ 44, 45.

fathers, father, chief, families, patrimony, …
ʾāb
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
  • father of an individual
    • "of God as father of his people"head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan"ancestor
    • grandfather, forefathers (of a person)
      • "of people
    originator or patron of a class, profession, or art"of producer, generator (figuratively)"of benevolence and protection (figuratively)"term of respect and honor"ruler or chief (specifically)

עֶ֔זֶר
עֶ֔זֶר
Root word a name — transliterate it ("And romamti-ezer")
Dictionary form: רוֹמַמְתִּי עֶזֶר · roh-mahm-TEE eh-DZER

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: and romamti-ezer
and romamti-ezer ×1 to romamti-ezer ×1
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Romamti-Ezer — Standard modern spelling for this proper name.
Romamtiezer — Hyphen-free form used in some modern translations.
Romamti Ezer — Space-separated form; less common but readable.

BDB7818 H7320

BDB7817 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB7819

רֹמַ֫מְתִּי עֶ֫זֶר as proper name, masculine (I have made lofty help; compare גִּדַּלְתִּי and references); — son of Heman 1Chr 25:4, ע֑זֶר ׳ר v1Chr 25:3.

רֶ֫מֶת see רָאׅמׅוֺת

1.c. above

romamti-ezer
rômamtî ʿezer
I have exalted the Helper
Romamti-Ezer, an Israelite
  • one of the 14 sons of Heman

יָשְׁבְּקָ֣שָׁה
יָשְׁבְּקָ֣שָׁה
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Joshbekashah")
Dictionary form: יׇשְׁבְּקָשָׁה · yohsh-beh-kaw-SHAW

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: joshbekashah
joshbekashah ×1 to joshbekashah ×1
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Joshbekashah — Standard anglicized form; preferred in modern Bible translations.
Yoshbekashah — Closer transliteration; useful in academic or critical editions.
Yoshbĕqāšāh — Scholarly transcription for technical or linguistic contexts.

BDB3780 H3436

BDB3779 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3781

יָשְׁבְּקָשָׁה proper name, masculine a son of Heman 1Chr 25:4; 1Chr 25:24 ᵐ5 Ιειβασακα(ταν), Βακατα< ᵐ5L Ιεσβοκ.

joshbekashah
yošbĕqāšâ
seated in hardness
Joshbekashah, an Israelite
  • son of Heman and the leader of the 17th course of musicians

מַלּ֔וֹתִי
מַלּ֔וֹתִי
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Mallothi")
Dictionary form: מַלּוֹתִי · mahl-loh-TEE

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: mallothi
mallothi ×1 to mallothi ×1
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Mallothi — Standard modern spelling for this personal name.
Malloti — Simplified single-t spelling used in some modern versions.
Maloti — Minimal transliteration; used in some contemporary translations.

BDB4695 H4413

BDB4694 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4696

מַלּ֫וֺתי as proper name, masculine a son of Heman (I have uttered = מִלַּלְתִּי Ew§ 274 b. N. see מלל); — 1Chr 25:4 (on this apparently list of names see Ewl.c. RSOTJC 422; 2nd ed. 143) v1Chr 25:26.

mallothi
mallôtî
I have uttered
Mallothi, an Israelite
  • one of the 14 sons of Heman, the singer in the time of David

הוֹתִ֖יר
הוֹתִ֖יר
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Hothir")
Dictionary form: הוֹתִיר · hoh-TEER

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: hothir
hothir ×1 to hothir ×1
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Hothir — Proper name; retain as-is in translation.
He who remains/is left over — Literal meaning if treated as a descriptive name.
Surplus — Functional gloss if name carries etymological meaning.
Abundance — Use when the name's meaning is being highlighted contextually.

BDB2142 H1956

BDB2141 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2143

הוֺתִיר proper name, masculine see יתר.

BDB3863 H1956

BDB3862 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3864

הוֺתִיר proper name, masculine (abundance, superabundance) — a son of Heman, according to 1Chr 25:4; 1Chr 25:28 (but on the ostensible list of names see Ew§ 274 b WeProl. 229; Hist.Israel 219 RSOTJC 224; 2nd ed. 143).

hothir
hôtîr
abundance
Hothir, an Israelite
  • the 13th son of Heman and a Kohathite Levite

מַחֲזִיאֽוֹת
מַחֲזִיאֽוֹת
Root word a name — transliterate it ("And mahazioth")
Dictionary form: מַחֲזִיאוֹת · ma-huh-dzee-OTE

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: and mahazioth
and mahazioth ×1 to mahazioth ×1
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Mahazioth — Standard anglicized spelling for this proper name.
Maḥazioth — Academic transliteration; suits scholarly or critical editions.
Mahaziot — Simplified spelling, dropping silent final letter.

BDB2674 H4238

BDB2673 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2675

מַחֲזִיאֹת proper name, masculine (visions) 1Chr 25:4 (but on this compare RSOTJC 422; ed. 2. 143), = מַהֲזִיאוֺת 1Chr 25:30 a Hemanite chief of a course of singers.

mahazioth
maḥăzîʾôt
visions
Machazioth, an Israelite
  • one of the 14 sons of Heman the Kohathite and the chief of a group of singers

The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
לְהֵימָ֑ן Etnahta — the verse's main pause — take a breath here בְּנֵ֣י הֵימָ֡ן בֻּקִּיָּ֡הוּ מַתַּנְיָ֡הוּ עֻ֠זִּיאֵל שְׁבוּאֵ֨ל וִֽירִימ֜וֹת חֲנַנְיָ֣ה חֲנָ֗נִי Revia — a lesser break אֱלִיאָ֤תָה גִדַּ֙לְתִּי֙ Pashta — a lesser break וְרֹמַ֣מְתִּי עֶ֔זֶר Zaqef Qatan — a strong break יָשְׁבְּקָ֣שָׁה מַלּ֔וֹתִי Zaqef Qatan — a strong break הוֹתִ֖יר Tipeha — a lesser break מַחֲזִיאֹֽת Silluq — end of the verse

לְהֵימָן בְּנֵי הֵימָן בֻּקִּיָּהוּ מַתַּנְיָהוּ עֻזִּיאֵל שְׁבוּאֵל וִֽירִימוֹת חֲנַנְיָה חֲנָנִי אֱלִיאָתָה גִדַּלְתִּי וְרֹמַמְתִּי עֶזֶר יָשְׁבְּקָשָׁה מַלּוֹתִי הוֹתִיר מַחֲזִיאֹֽת׃
4
Of Heman: the sons of Heman; Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth:
Cross References

1 Chronicles 25:28

לְאֶחָד וְעֶשְׂרִים לְהוֹתִיר בָּנָיו וְאֶחָיו שְׁנֵים עָשָֽׂר׃
28
The one and twentieth to Hothir, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

1 Chronicles 24:20

וְלִבְנֵי לֵוִי הַנּֽוֹתָרִים לִבְנֵי עַמְרָם שֽׁוּבָאֵל לִבְנֵי שֽׁוּבָאֵל יֶחְדְּיָֽהוּ׃
20
And the rest of the sons of Levi were these: Of the sons of Amram; Shubael: of the sons of Shubael; Jehdeiah.

1 Chronicles 6:33

וְאֵלֶּה הָעֹֽמְדִים וּבְנֵיהֶם מִבְּנֵי הַקְּהָתִי הֵימָן הַמְשׁוֹרֵר בֶּן-יוֹאֵל בֶּן-שְׁמוּאֵֽל׃
33
And these are they that waited with their children. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman a singer, the son of Joel, the son of Shemuel,

Psalms 88:1

יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יְשׁוּעָתִי יוֹם-צָעַקְתִּי בַלַּיְלָה נֶגְדֶּֽךָ׃
1
O LORD God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee:

1 Chronicles 16:41

וְעִמָּהֶם הֵימָן וִֽידוּתוּן וּשְׁאָר הַבְּרוּרִים אֲשֶׁר נִקְּבוּ בְּשֵׁמוֹת לְהֹדוֹת לַֽיהוָה כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
41
And with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest that were chosen, who were expressed by name, to give thanks to the LORD, because his mercy endureth for ever;

1 Chronicles 25:30

לִשְׁלֹשָׁה וְעֶשְׂרִים לְמַחֲזִיאוֹת בָּנָיו וְאֶחָיו שְׁנֵים עָשָֽׂר׃
30
The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

1 Chronicles 15:17

וַיַּֽעֲמִידוּ הַלְוִיִּם אֵת הֵימָן בֶּן-יוֹאֵל וּמִן-אֶחָיו אָסָף בֶּן-בֶּֽרֶכְיָהוּ וּמִן-בְּנֵי מְרָרִי אֲחֵיהֶם אֵיתָן בֶּן-קֽוּשָׁיָֽהוּ׃
17
So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;

1 Chronicles 24:24

בְּנֵי עֻזִּיאֵל מִיכָה לִבְנֵי מִיכָה ‫(שמור)‬ שָׁמִֽיר׃
24
Of the sons of Uzziel; Michah: of the sons of Michah; Shamir.

1 Chronicles 15:19

וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִים הֵימָן אָסָף וְאֵיתָן בִּמְצִלְתַּיִם נְחֹשֶׁת לְהַשְׁמִֽיעַ׃
19
So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed to sound with cymbals of brass;

1 Chronicles 25:22

לַֽחֲמִשָּׁה עָשָׂר לִֽירֵמוֹת בָּנָיו וְאֶחָיו שְׁנֵים עָשָֽׂר׃
22
The fifteenth to Jeremoth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

1 Chronicles 24:30

וּבְנֵי מוּשִׁי מַחְלִי וְעֵדֶר וִֽירִימוֹת אֵלֶּה בְּנֵי הַלְוִיִּם לְבֵית אֲבֹֽתֵיהֶֽם׃
30
The sons also of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites after the house of their fathers.

1 Chronicles 25:20

לִשְׁלֹשָׁה עָשָׂר שֽׁוּבָאֵל בָּנָיו וְאֶחָיו שְׁנֵים עָשָֽׂר׃
20
The thirteenth to Shubael, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
1 Chronicles 25:3
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