Strong H3038H3038Gיְדוּתוּן
Jeduthun
One of the 2 senses of Strong H3038
- Transliteration
- yedûthûn yedûthûn yedîythûn
- Pronunciation
- (1,2) {yed-oo-thoon'} (3) yed-ee-thoon'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.6.44;
son of: Kishi (H7029);
father of: Obed-edom (H5654), Mattithiah (H4993H), Gedaliah (H1436I), Zeri (H6874), Jeshaiah (H3470H), Hashabiah (H2811I), Shemaiah (H8098K) and Uzziel (H5816K); also called Ethan at 1Ch.6.44; 15.17,19;
Also named: e.tan (אֵיתָן "Ethan" H387J)
son of: Kishi (H7029);
father of: Obed-edom (H5654), Mattithiah (H4993H), Gedaliah (H1436I), Zeri (H6874), Jeshaiah (H3470H), Hashabiah (H2811I), Shemaiah (H8098K) and Uzziel (H5816K); also called Ethan at 1Ch.6.44; 15.17,19;
Also named: e.tan (אֵיתָן "Ethan" H387J)
Meaning of the name
Jeduthun = "praising"
General definition
Probably from H3034; laudatory;
{Jeduthun} an Israelite: - Jeduthun.
{Jeduthun} an Israelite: - Jeduthun.
In the biblical story
Jeduthun
Levitical musician and singer during David's reign
Jeduthun, also known as Ethan, was a Levitical musician and singer during the reign of King David.
In the Bible
Strong H3038G appears in 9 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- jeduthun9
First verses
- 1 Chronicles 16:38And Obed–edom with their brethren, threescore and eight; Obed–edom also the son of Jeduthun and Hosah to be porters:
- 1 Chronicles 16:41And 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 16:42And 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 25:1Moreover 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 25:3Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to praise the Lord.
- 1 Chronicles 25:6All 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 5:12Also 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 29:14And of the sons of Heman; Jehiel, and Shimei: and of the sons of Jeduthun; Shemaiah, and Uzziel.
- 2 Chronicles 35:15And 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.