Hebrew word · H3038
יְדוּתוּן
yedutun
Jeduthun
Appears 17 times in 14 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.6.44;
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 1Ch.6.44; 15.17,19;
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 (Ps 39:1; 62:1; 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
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 Chronicles · 10
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1 Chronicles 9:16 יְדוּת֑וּן Jeduthun
Obadiah son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun; and Berechiah son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of the Netophathites.
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1 Chronicles 16:38 יְדִית֛וּן Jedithun
along with Obed-edom and his sixty-eight relatives. Obed-edom son of Jeduthun, and also Hosah, were to be gatekeepers.
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1 Chronicles 16:41 וִֽידוּת֔וּן and Jeduthun
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: Head of the third singer guild, with Asaph and Heman. He seems to occupy the place given to Ethan in 1 Chr 15:17, 19, which is why many think the two names refer to one man.
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1 Chronicles 16:42 וִֽידוּת֜וּן יְדוּת֖וּן and Jeduthun, Jeduthun
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.
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1 Chronicles 25:1 וִֽידוּת֔וּן and Jeduthun
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: The third guild head, of the Merari line. 2 Chr 35:15 calls him 'the king's seer'. His name appears in the headings of Psalms 39, 62 and 77.
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1 Chronicles 25:3 לִידוּת֑וּן יְדוּת֡וּן יְדוּתוּן֙ for Jeduthun, Jeduthun
From the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah—six in all—under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the harp, giving thanks and praise to the LORD.
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1 Chronicles 25:6 וִידוּת֖וּן and Jeduthun
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
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2 Chronicles 5:12 לִֽ֠ידֻתוּן <to> Jeduthun
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 third guild. Elsewhere this slot is filled by 'Ethan' (1 Chr 6:44; 15:17, 19). His name also appears in the headings of Psalms 39, 62 and 77.
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2 Chronicles 29:14 יְדוּת֔וּן Jeduthun
Jehiel and Shimei from the Hemanites; and Shemaiah and Uzziel from the Jeduthunites.
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2 Chronicles 35:15 וִֽידֻתוּן֙ and Jeduthun
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.
Nehemiah · 1
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Nehemiah 11:17 יְדוּתֽוּן׃ Jeduthun
Mattaniah son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, who led in thanksgiving and prayer; Bakbukiah, second among his associates; and Abda son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.
Psalms · 3
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