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Lexicon

אֵיתָן

e.tanEthan
hebrewOld TestamentName of a man8 occurrences3 books8 verses
This name belongs to 4 different people in the Bible:
  • Ethan: Son of Zerah; grandson of Judah
  • Ethan: Wise man; Ezrahite; author of Psalm 89
  • Jeduthun: Levitical musician and singer during David's reign
  • Joah: A Gershonite Levite, son of Zimmah

Definition

the same as H386; permanent; Ethan, the name of four Israelites
Traditional renderings: Ethan.

Glossary entries

Jeduthun Ethan Joah

Where it occurs

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

8 total
  1. 1 Kings 4:31מֵאֵיתָ֣ן · wiser than Ethan
    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.
  2. 1 Chronicles 2:6וְאֵיתָ֧ן · Ethan
    The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara—five in all.
  3. 1 Chronicles 2:8אֵיתָ֖ן · of Ethan
    The son of Ethan: Azariah.
  4. 1 Chronicles 6:42אֵיתָ֥ן · of Ethan
    …the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,
  5. 1 Chronicles 6:44אֵיתָן֙ · Ethan
    On the left were their kinsmen, the sons of Merari: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,
  6. 1 Chronicles 15:17אֵיתָ֖ן · Ethan
    So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel; from his brothers, Asaph son of Berechiah; from their brothers the Merarites, Ethan son of Kushaiah;
  7. 1 Chronicles 15:19וְאֵיתָ֑ן · and Ethan
    The musicians Heman, Asaph, and Ethan were to sound the bronze cymbals.
  8. Psalm 89:1לְאֵיתָ֥ן · of Ethan
    A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the loving devotion of the LORD forever; with my mouth I will proclaim Your faithfulness to all generations.