Bible Encyclopedia: Heman

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

HEMAN

he'-man (heman, "faithful"): The name of two men in the Old Testament.

(1) A musician and seer, a Levite, son of Joel and grandson of the prophet Samuel; of the family of the Kohathites (1 Chronicles 6:33), appointed by David as one of the leaders of the temple-singing (1 Chronicles 15:17 2 Chronicles 5:12). He had 14 sons (and 3 daughters) who assisted their father in the chorus. Heman seems also to have been a man of spiritual power; is called "the king's seer in matters of God" (1 Chronicles 25:5 2 Chronicles 35:15).

(2) One of the noted wise men prior to, or about, the time of Solomon. He was one of the three sons of Mahol (1 Kings 4:31 (Hebrew 5:11)); also called a son of Zerah (1 Chronicles 2:6).

Psalm 88 is inscribed to Heman the Ezrahite, who is probably to be identified with the second son of Zerah.

Edward Babgy Pollard

Strong's Hebrew

1968. Heman -- an Israelite name
... 1967, 1968. Heman. 1969 . an Israelite name. Transliteration: Heman Phonetic
Spelling: (hay-mawn') Short Definition: Heman. ... name NASB Word Usage Heman (16). ...
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4413. Mallothi -- a son of Heman
... 4412, 4413. Mallothi. 4414 . a son of Heman. Transliteration: Mallothi
Phonetic Spelling: (mal-lo'-thee) Short Definition: Mallothi. ...
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7320a. Romamti Ezer -- "I have made lofty help," a son of Heman
... Romamti Ezer or Romamti Ezer. 7320b . "I have made lofty help," a son of Heman.
Transliteration: Romamti Ezer or Romamti Ezer Short Definition: Romamti-ezer. ...
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4235. Machol -- father of Heman
... 4234, 4235. Machol. 4236 . father of Heman. Transliteration: Machol Phonetic
Spelling: (maw-khole') Short Definition: Mahol. Word ...
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3436. Yoshbeqashah -- "a hard seat," a son of Heman
... Yoshbeqashah. 3437 . "a hard seat," a son of Heman. Transliteration: Yoshbeqashah
Phonetic Spelling: (yosh-bek-aw-shaw') Short Definition: Joshbekashah. ...
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7320. Rowmamtiy 'Ezer -- "I have made lofty help," a son of Heman
... "I have made lofty help," a son of Heman. Transliteration: Rowmamtiy 'Ezer Phonetic
Spelling: (ro-mam'-tee eh'-zer) Short Definition: ezer. ...
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Library

How to Make Use of Christ as the Truth, that we May Get Our Case ...
... of God's wrath and indignation; and that in such a measure, as that thereby it may
be as a distracted person, as we see it was with Heman, Psalm 88:15, who said ...
/.../brown/christ the way the truth and the life/chapter xvii how to make.htm

David's Choristers
... fulfilled their office. We get a picture of the ranked files gathered round
their three leaders, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan. These three ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/davids choristers.htm

The General Conference of 1828
... New York Conference: [25] Heman Bangs, Nathan Bangs, Thomas Burch, Laban Clark,
John Emory, Buel Goodsell, Samuel Luckey, Stephen Martindale, Daniel Ostrander ...
/.../chapter 9 the general conference.htm

How is Christ, as the Life, to be Applied by a Soul that Misseth ...
... 2. They cry out for a blink of his face, and get it not; for he hath withdrawn himself,
Psalm 13:1, "how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?" Heman, Psalm 88 ...
/.../brown/christ the way the truth and the life/chapter xxvi how is christ.htm

The General Conference of 1836
... Maine Conference: Charles Baker, Moses Hill, John B. Husted, Heman Nickerson,
William H. Norris, Ezekiel Robinson, George Webber. ...
/.../chapter 13 the general conference.htm

The Kingdom Undivided
... 7. History. V. Leading Authors: Heman, author of the 88th; Ethan, 89; Moses, 90;
Solomon, 72 and 127. The sons of Korah (who were they?) wrote eleven. ...
/.../palmer/a birds-eye view of the bible/iv the kingdom undivided.htm

Letter B
... 1823 * Banes, Ahond C. "Received 1831, Expelled 1835 * Banghart, George "Received
1812 * Banghart, Jacob "Received 1809 * Bangs, Heman "Received 1815 ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/bangs/an alphabetical list of m e preachers/letter b.htm

Table of the Books of Holy Scripture According to Date.
... HISTORICAL BOOKS. PROPHETIC AND POETICAL BOOKS. BC 4004 1689 Genesis 1529
Job Psalm lxxxviii. by Heman, the Ezrahite, (See 1 Chron. ...
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Letter G
... 1791, Located 1797 * Garrettson, Freeborn "Received 1776, Died 1827 * Garrettson,
Richard "Received 1779, Located 1783 * Garrick, Heman "Received 1810 ...
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Letter N
... James "Received 1823, Located 1828 * Nicholson, Jesse "Received 1789, Located 1793 *
Nicholson, John "Received 1828 * Nickerson, Heman "Received 1821 ...
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Heman

their trouble; tumult; much; in great number

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Heman

(faithful)

Son of Zerah. (1 Chronicles 2:6; 1 Kings 4:31)
Son of Joel and grandson of Samuel the prophet, a Kohathite. He is called "the singer," rather the musician, (1 Chronicles 6:33) and was the first of the three Levites to whom was committed the vocal and instrumental music of the temple service in the reign of David. (1 Chronicles 15:16-22) The 88th Psalm is ascribed to him. (B.C. 1014.)

ATS Bible Dictionary

Heman

1. A celebrated sage, of the tribe of Judah. The period of his life is unknown, 1 Kings 4:31.

2. A Kohathite Levite, to whom as a chief musicians of the temple of the eighty-eighty Psalm is inscribed, 1 Chronicles 6:33; 16:41,42.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Faithful.

(1.) 1 Kings 4:31; 1 Chronicles 2:6, a son of Zerah, noted for his wisdom.

(2.) Grandson of Samuel (1 Chronicles 6:33; 15:17), to whom the 88th Psalm probably was inscribed. He was one of the "seers" named in 2 Chronicles 29:14, 30, and took a leading part in the administration of the sacred services.

Thesaurus

Heman (17 Occurrences)
... sacred services. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. HEMAN. he'-man (heman,
"faithful"): The name of two men in the Old Testament. (1) A ...
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Jeduthun (15 Occurrences)
... 1 Chronicles 16:41 and with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest who were chosen,
who were mentioned by name, to give thanks to Yahweh, because his loving ...
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Jedu'thun (11 Occurrences)
... 1 Chronicles 16:41 and with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest that were chosen,
who were mentioned by name, to give thanks to the LORD, because His mercy ...
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Ezrahite (5 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary A title given to Ethan (1 Kings 4:31; Psalm 89, title)
and Heman (Psalm 88, title). They were both sons of Zerah (1 Chronicles 2:6). ...
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Heman's (1 Occurrence)
... Multi-Version Concordance Heman's (1 Occurrence). 1 Chronicles 6:39 His
brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the ...
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Mallothi (2 Occurrences)
... My fulness, a Kohathite Levite, one of the sons of Heman the Levite (1 Chronicles
25:4), and chief of the nineteenth division of the temple musicians (26). ...
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Korahites (7 Occurrences)
... Then the writer proceeds to mention first "Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the
son of Samuel," and so on, carrying the genealogy back to Korah and Levi. ...
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Sons (2429 Occurrences)
... Then the writer proceeds to mention first "Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the
son of Samuel," and so on, carrying the genealogy back to Korah and Levi. ...
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Asaph (47 Occurrences)
... He was one of David's three chief musicians, the other two being Heman, and Ethan
or Jeduthun, and we first hear of him when the ark was taken to Jerusalem (1 ...
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Ethan (9 Occurrences)
... (2) A "son of Kishi," or "Kishaiah," of the Merari branch of the Levites, and, along
with Heman and Asaph, placed by David over the service of song (1 ...
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Bible Concordance

Heman (17 Occurrences)

Genesis 36:22 The children of Lotan were Hori and Heman. Lotan's sister was Timna.
(WEB ASV WBS YLT RSV)

1 Kings 4:31 For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all the nations all around.
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1 Chronicles 2:6 The sons of Zerah: Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara; five of them in all.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 6:33 These are those who waited, and their sons. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,
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1 Chronicles 15:17 So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brothers, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brothers, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 15:19 So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed with cymbals of brass to sound aloud;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 16:41 and with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest who were chosen, who were mentioned by name, to give thanks to Yahweh, because his loving kindness endures forever;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 16:42 and with them Heman and Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals for those that should sound aloud, and with instruments for the songs of God; and the sons of Jeduthun to be at the gate.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 25:1 Moreover, David and the captains of the army set apart for the service certain of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with stringed instruments, and with cymbals: and the number of those who did the work according to their service was:
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1 Chronicles 25:4 Of Heman; the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 25:5 All these were the sons of Heman the king's seer in the words of God, to lift up the horn. God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.
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1 Chronicles 25:6 All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of Yahweh, with cymbals, stringed instruments, and harps, for the service of the house of God; Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman being under the order of the king.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Chronicles 5:12 also the Levites who were the singers, all of them, even Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, and their sons and their brothers, arrayed in fine linen, with cymbals and stringed instruments and harps, stood at the east end of the altar, and with them one hundred twenty priests sounding with trumpets;)
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Chronicles 29:14 and of the sons of Heman, Jehuel and Shimei; and of the sons of Jeduthun, Shemaiah and Uzziel.
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2 Chronicles 35:15 The singers the sons of Asaph were in their place, according to the commandment of David, and Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun the king's seer; and the porters were at every gate: they didn't need to depart from their service; for their brothers the Levites prepared for them.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 87:7 They that sing as well as they that dance 'shall say', All my fountains are in thee. Psalm 88 A Song, a Psalm of the sons of Korah; for the Chief Musician; set to Mahalath Leannoth. Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite.
(ASV)

Psalms 88:1 A Song. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. For the Chief Musician. To the tune of "The Suffering of Affliction." A contemplation by Heman, the Ezrahite. Yahweh, the God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before you.
(WEB JPS BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Heman

Heman: "The Singer" a Chief Levite, and Musician

Heman: "The Singer" a Chief Levite, and Musician: "Maschil of" Title of

Heman: "The Singer" a Chief Levite, and Musician: His Sons and Daughters Temple Musicians

Heman: "The Singer" a Chief Levite, and Musician: The King's Seer

Heman: A Man Noted for Wisdom, to Whom Solomon is Compared

Related Terms

Jeduthun (15 Occurrences)

Jedu'thun (11 Occurrences)

Ezrahite (5 Occurrences)

Heman's (1 Occurrence)