Hemdan — the meaning of the Hebrew name חֶמְדָּן

חֶמְדָּן

Chemdân · pronounced khem-dawn' · Strong's H2533 · a man

Hemdan means pleasant.

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חֶמֶד chemed (from, H2531) — delight open in the lexicon ›

from H2531; pleasant; Chemdan, an Idumaean.

Gen 36:26 And these are the children of Dishon; Hemdan, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran. (KJV)

1 occurrence in 1 verse — Genesis

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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