Lexical Definition

‎הֵימָן‎ Hêymân (hay-mawn') Heman ^N:N-M-P
probably from ‎אָמַן‎; faithful

Heman.

• § Heman = "faithful"
• Heman, the name of at least two Israelites

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

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎הֵימָן‎ proper name, masculine Heman (faithful, compare Aramaic ‎מְהֵימָן‎, ) a wise man with whom Solomon is compared 1Kgs 5:11*, where app. son of Mahol (Klo sons of the dance); named with 3 others, one being Ethan the Ezrahite; 1Chr 2:6 a Heman is named with same 3+1 other, & all called sons of Zerah of Judah; Heman appears Ps 88:1* also as the Ezrahite (see below ‎זרח‎), compare Ethan above; in other passages Heman is a Levite; specifically Kohathite, son of Joel, called the singer (‎הַמְשׁוֺרֵר‎) 1Chr 6:18* (|| Asaph v.1Chr 6:24*, Ethan v.1Chr 6:29*); Heman, Asaph & Ethan named as the singers (‎הַמְשֹׁרְרִים‎) 1Chr 15:17; 1Chr 15:19 compare Heman & Jeduthun 1Chr 16:41; 1Chr 16:42 (|| Asaph v1Chr 16:37); Heman, Asaph & Jeduthun 1Chr 25:6; 2Chr 5:12; 2Chr 35:15 elsewhere ‎בְּנֵי אָ סָף וְהֵימָן‎ ‎וִידוּתוּן‎ 1Chr 25:1 compare v1Chr 25:4 v1Chr 25:4 v1Chr 25:5 v1Chr 25:5 ‎בְּנֵי הֵימָן‎ 2Chr 29:14 (|| ‎בְּנֵי ידוּתוּן‎); — 2Chr 25:5 Heman is called ‎חֹזֵה הַמֶּלָח‎ ‎בְּדִבְ רֵי הַאֱלֹהִים‎ (compare Asaph 2Chr 29:30, Jeduthun 2Chr 35:15). — On question of identity of Heman in these various connections, see Thes Comm.

‎הֵימָן‎ proper name see ‎אמן‎.

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