Lexicon
יְדוּתוּן
ye.du.tun
H3038
N:N-M-P Hebrew

Jeduthun

20
Occurrences
4
Books
Hebrew
Language

ye.du.tun is a proper name associated with a father, his sons, and musical service in the LORD's house.

The supplied verses use this proper name for a figure associated with musicians and singers, his sons or descendants, and service involving instruments and thanksgiving; it also occurs in genealogical statements and in the supplied Psalm verses, where the APB text does not expressly reproduce the name.

Senses in use

  1. Proper name in musical and family settings · dominant

    The form is consistently tagged Noun · Proper. In 1 Chronicles 25:3, the APB renders a list of sons "under the hands of their father Jeduthun" with lyre-led prophesying, thanksgiving, and praise; 1 Chronicles 16:42 likewise names him with musical instruments and refers to "the sons of Jeduthun." In 1 Chronicles 9:16 and Nehemiah 11:17, the name occurs within lines of descent.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In the Chronicles and Nehemiah passages, the APB explicitly presents the name as "Jeduthun," including references to his sons or descendants. In Psalm 39:1, Psalm 62:1, and Psalm 77:1, the supplied APB text gives the prayer or declaration without explicitly reproducing the name.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture