H3038 יְדוּתוּן (Yᵉdûwthûwn) yed-oo-thoon'

Hebrew

Noun (Masculine)

Quick Definition

Jeduthun

Biblical Persons & Places

Jeduthun Singer living at the time of United Monarchy

A musician from the tribe of Levi living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.6.44; referred to as Jeduthun (=Qere. Ketiv= Jedithun) (יְדוּתוּן), or Ethan (אֵיתָן); a son of Kishi; father of Obed-edom, Mattithiah, Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, Shemaiah and Uzziel.

Jeduthun Levite living at the time of Exile and Return

A musician from the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.9.16; referred to as Jeduthun or Jeduthun (=Qere. Ketiv= Jedithun) (יְדוּתוּן); father of Galal.

Strong's Definition

Jeduthun, an Israelite

Derivation: or יְדֻתוּן; or יְדִיתוּן; probably from H3034 (יָדָה); laudatory;

KJV Usage: Jeduthun.

Outline of Biblical Usage

Jeduthun = "praising"

1) 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; 77:1) 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

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

יְדוּתוּן (ye.du.tun) — 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

יְדוּתוּן (ye.du.tun) — Jeduthun. A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.9.16; father of: Galal (H1559H) § 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

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

יְדוּתוּן (H3038)

name

Names of People

Jeduthun = man; ◄ tribe of Levi; ► Levite responsible for temple music and praise in the time of David

1CH 9:16 · 1CH 16:38 · 1CH 16:41 · 1CH 16:42 · 1CH 16:42 · 1CH 25:1 · 1CH 25:3 · 1CH 25:3 · 1CH 25:3 · 1CH 25:6 · 2CH 5:12 · 2CH 29:14 · 2CH 35:15 · NEH 11:17 · PSA 39:1 · PSA 62:1 · PSA 77:1

¹ NEH 11:17 · PSA 39:1 · PSA 77:1 MT-K ידיתון | MT-Q יְדוּתוּן

Timothy L. Wilt

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

יְדוּתוּן, יְדֻתוּן n.pr.m. chief of one of the three choirs of the temple base

Bible Occurrences (14)

9:16 16:38 16:41 16:42 25:1 25:3 25:6

5:12 29:14 35:15

11:17

39:1 62:1 77:1

1 Chronicles 9:16

Obadiah son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun; and Berechiah son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of the Netophathites.

1 Chronicles 16:38

along with Obed-edom and his sixty-eight... relatives. Obed-edom son of Jeduthun, and also Hosah, were to be gatekeepers.

1 Chronicles 16:41

With them were Heman, Jeduthun, and the rest of those chosen and designated by name to give thanks to the LORD, for His loving devotion endures forever.

1 Chronicles 16:42

Heman and Jeduthun had with them trumpets and cymbals for the music and instruments [for] the songs of God. And the sons of Jeduthun were stationed at the gate.

1 Chronicles 25:1

Additionally, David and the commanders of the army... set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy with the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. The following is the list of the men who performed this service:

1 Chronicles 25:3

From the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah [, Shimei], Hashabiah, and Mattithiah — six [in all] — under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the harp, giving thanks and praise to the LORD.

1 Chronicles 25:6

All these [were] under the direction of their fathers for the music of the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres, for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the direction of the king.

2 Chronicles 5:12

all the Levitical singers — Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, and their sons and relatives — stood on the east side of the altar, dressed in fine linen and playing cymbals, harps, and lyres, accompanied by 120... priests sounding trumpets.