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Strong H9172 sensesבְּדָן

Bedan · Barak

Transliteration
bedân
Pronunciation
bed-awn'

Meaning of the name

Bedan = "in judging"

The 2 senses of Strong H917

The lexicon tells 2 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H917 appears in 2 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

  1. BedanH917GA descendant of Manasseh through Machir and Gilead.1 verse · 1 Chronicles
  2. BarakH917HAn Israelite commander who defeated Canaanite forces with Deborah.1 verse · 1 Samuel

General definition

Probably shortened for H5658; servile;
{Bedan} the name of two Israelite: - Bedan.

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

  • bedan2

First verses

  1. 1 Samuel 12:11
    And the Lord sent Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side, and ye dwelled safe.
  2. 1 Chronicles 7:17
    And the sons of Ulam; Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh.