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Heman — the meaning of the Hebrew name הֵימָן

הֵימָן

Hêymân · pronounced hay-mawn' · Strong's H1968 · a man

Heman means faithful.

Built from

אָמַן ʼâman (probably from, H539) — (Isaiah 30:21 open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

probably from H539; faithful; Heman, the name of at least two Israelites.

First appearance

1Kgs 5:11 And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his household, and twenty measures of pure oil: thus gave Solomon to Hiram year by year. (KJV)

Every verse that names Heman

15 occurrences in 15 verses — 1 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Psalms

1Kgs 5:111Chr 2:61Chr 6:181Chr 15:171Chr 15:191Chr 16:411Chr 16:421Chr 25:11Chr 25:41Chr 25:51Chr 25:62Chr 5:122Chr 29:142Chr 35:15Ps 88:1

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