Strong H2533חֶמְדָּן

Hemdan

Transliteration
chemdân
Pronunciation
khem-dawn'
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

From H2531; pleasant;
{Chemdan} an Idumaean: - Hemdan.

Meaning of the name

Hemdan = "desire"

Detailed definition

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.26;
son of: Dishon (H1787);
brother of: Eshban (H790), Ithran (H3506) and Cheran (H3763)
Also named: cham.ran (חַמְרָן "Hemdan" H2566)

In the biblical story

Hemdan

A descendant of Seir the Horite.

Hemdan was a descendant of Seir the Horite, mentioned in the genealogies of Esau. (Gen.36.26; 1Ch.1.41)

In the Bible

Strong H2533 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • hemdan1

First verses

  1. Genesis 36:26
    And these are the children of Dishon; Hemdan, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran.
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