Hebrew word · H1968

הֵימָן

heiman

Heman

Appears 17 times in 15 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament. ·

What it means

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.6.33;

son of: Joel (H3100);

father of: Bukkiah (H1232), Mattaniah (H4983H), Uzziel (H5816J), Shebuel (H7619H), Jerimoth (H3406L), Hananiah (H2608P), Hanani (H2607H), Eliathah (H0448), Giddalti (H1437), Romamti-ezer (H7320), Joshbekashah (H3436), Mallothi (H4413), Hothir (H1956), Mahazioth (H4238), Jehuel (H3171K), Shimei (H8096P)

§ 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

Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

Where it appears

1 Kings · 1
  1. 1 Kings 4:31 וְהֵימָ֧ן and Heman

    He was wiser than all men—wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, and wiser than Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol. And his fame spread throughout the surrounding nations.

1 Chronicles · 12
  1. 1 Chronicles 2:6 וְהֵימָ֛ן and Heman

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

  2. 1 Chronicles 6:33 הֵימָן֙ Heman

    These are the men who served, together with their sons. From the Kohathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,

  3. 1 Chronicles 15:17 הֵימָ֣ן Heman

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

  4. 1 Chronicles 15:19 הֵימָ֥ן Heman

    The musicians Heman, Asaph, and Ethan were to sound the bronze cymbals.

  5. 1 Chronicles 16:41 הֵימָ֣ן Heman

    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.”

    Here: A Levite of the clan of Kohath, called a grandson of the prophet Samuel (1 Chr 6:33) and "the king's seer" (1 Chr 25:5). He was head of one of the three hereditary guilds of temple singers.

  6. 1 Chronicles 16:42 הֵימָ֨ן Heman

    Heman and Jeduthun had with them trumpets and cymbals for the music and instruments for the songs of God. And the sons of Jeduthun were stationed at the gate.

  7. 1 Chronicles 25:1 וְהֵימָ֣ן and Heman

    Additionally, David and the commanders of the army set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy with the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. The following is the list of the men who performed this service:

    Here: A Levite of the Kohath line and head of the largest guild. Verse 5 calls him 'the king's seer'. Psalm 88 bears the name Heman.

  8. 1 Chronicles 25:4 לְהֵימָ֑ן הֵימָ֡ן for Heman, Heman

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

  9. 1 Chronicles 25:5 לְהֵימָ֗ן לְהֵימָ֗ן of Heman, to Heman

    All these sons of Heman the king’s seer were given him through the promises of God to exalt him, for God had given Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

  10. 1 Chronicles 25:6 וְהֵימָֽן׃ and Heman

    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.

2 Chronicles · 3
  1. 2 Chronicles 5:12 לְהֵימָ֣ן <to> Heman

    all the Levitical singers—Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, and their sons and relatives—stood on the east side of the altar, dressed in fine linen and playing cymbals, harps, and lyres, accompanied by 120 priests sounding trumpets.

    Here: Head of the second guild, called 'the king's seer' in 1 Chr 25:5. Psalm 88 is linked to him.

  2. 2 Chronicles 29:14 הֵימָ֖ן Heman

    Jehiel and Shimei from the Hemanites; and Shemaiah and Uzziel from the Jeduthunites.

  3. 2 Chronicles 35:15 וְהֵימָ֤ן and Heman

    The singers, the descendants of Asaph, were at their stations according to the command of David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s seer. And the gatekeepers at each gate did not need to leave their posts, because their fellow Levites made preparations for them.

Psalms · 1

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