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Jeduthun — the meaning of the Hebrew name יְדוּתוּן

יְדוּתוּן

Yᵉdûwthûwn · pronounced yed-oo-thoon' · Strong's H3038 · a man

Jeduthun means laudatory.

Built from

יָדָה yâdâh (probably from, H3034) — literally, to use (i.e. hold out) the hand open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

or יְדֻתוּן; or יְדִיתוּן; probably from H3034; laudatory; Jeduthun, an Israelite.

First appearance

1Chr 9:16 And Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, that dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites. (KJV)

Every verse that names Jeduthun

14 occurrences in 14 verses — 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Nehemiah, Psalms

1Chr 9:161Chr 16:381Chr 16:411Chr 16:421Chr 25:11Chr 25:31Chr 25:62Chr 5:122Chr 29:142Chr 35:15Neh 11:17Ps 39:1Ps 62:1Ps 77:1

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