H3038G

יְדוּתוּן

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Jeduthun

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" H0387J) § Jeduthun = "praising" a Levite of the family of Merari and the chief of one of the 3 choirs of the temple whose descendants also formed one of the perpetual temple choirs; he is named at the beginning of 3 Psalms (Ps 39:1; 62:1; 77: either as the composer or the recipient of those Psalms but most likely as the leader of the choir by which those Psalms were to be sung

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

יְדוּתוּן, יְדֻתוּן proper name, masculine usually יְדוּתוּן; יְדֻתוּן 2Chr 5:12; 2Chr 35:15 יְדיּ֯תוּן Ps 39:1; Ps 77:1; Neh 11:37; 1Chr 16:38 chief of one of the three choirs of the temple (only Chronicles & Psalm-titles) 1Chr 9:16; 1Chr 16:38; 1Chr 16:41; 1Chr 16:42; 1Chr 25:3 (twice in verse); 1Chr 25:6; 2Chr 5:12 the king's seer 2Chr 35:15 his descendants formed one of the perpetual temple choirs בְּנֵי יְדוּתוּן 1Chr 16:42; 1Chr 25:1; 1Chr 25:3; 2Chr 29:14 בֶּןיְֿדיּ֯תוּן Neh 11:17. In Psalm-titles על ידותון Ps 62:1; Ps 77:1 (Qr); לִידיּתוּן Ps 39:1 (לְ error for עלֿ), all = after the manner of (the choir of) Yeduthun (musical term according to RS^{OTJC 422, 2nd ed. 143}). — see also Lag^{Or ii. 16 ff.} and proper name אָסָף, הֵימָן (sub אמן), אֵיתָן (sub יתן).

9 occurrences

I Chronicles (6), II Chronicles (3)