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הֵימָן H1968

H1968 is the Hebrew word הֵימָן, transliterated Hêymân and said hay-mawn'. The King James Version most often renders it heman.

Word: הֵימָןTransliteration: HêymânSaid: hay-mawn'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 15 verses

What it means

Heman, the name of at least two Israelites.

Where it comes from

probably from H539 (אָמַן); faithful.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 17 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

heman 17×

Strong's own list of renderings: Heman.

Verses using הֵימָן

All 15 verses, quoted in full.

1 Kings 4:31 · KJV

For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all nations round about.

1 Chronicles 2:6 · KJV

And the sons of Zerah; Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara: five of them in all.

1 Chronicles 6:33 · KJV

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,

1 Chronicles 15:17 · KJV

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 15:19 · KJV

So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed to sound with cymbals of brass;

1 Chronicles 16:41 · KJV

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 16:42 · KJV

And with them Heman and Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals for those that should make a sound, and with musical instruments of God. And the sons of Jeduthun were porters.

1 Chronicles 25:1 · KJV

Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was:

1 Chronicles 25:4 · KJV

Of Heman: the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamtiezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth:

1 Chronicles 25:5 · KJV

All these were the sons of Heman the king’s seer in the words of God, to lift up the horn. And God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

1 Chronicles 25:6 · KJV

All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of the LORD, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God, according to the king’s order to Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman.

2 Chronicles 5:12 · KJV

Also the Levites which were the singers, all of them of Asaph, of Heman, of Jeduthun, with their sons and their brethren, being arrayed in white linen, having cymbals and psalteries and harps, stood at the east end of the altar, and with them an hundred and twenty priests sounding with trumpets:)

2 Chronicles 29:14 · KJV

And of the sons of Heman; Jehiel, and Shimei: and of the sons of Jeduthun; Shemaiah, and Uzziel.

2 Chronicles 35:15 · KJV

And 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 waited at every gate; they might not depart from their service; for their brethren the Levites prepared for them.

Psalm 88:1 · KJV

O LORD God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee:

Common questions

What does Strong's H1968 mean?

H1968 is the Hebrew word הֵימָן (Hêymân), meaning Heman, the name of at least two Israelites.

How is H1968 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it heman (17 times).

How many times does H1968 appear in the Bible?

הֵימָן (Hêymân) is tagged in 15 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H1968 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: probably from H539 (אָמַן); faithful.

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