Ethan (9 Occurrences)

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Bible Concordance

1 Kings 4:31 For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all the nations all around. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 2:6 The sons of Zerah: Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara; five of them in all. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 2:8 The sons of Ethan: Azariah. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 6:42 the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei, (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 6:44 On the left hand their brothers the sons of Merari: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch, (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 15:17 So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brothers, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brothers, Ethan the son of Kushaiah; (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 15:19 So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed with cymbals of brass to sound aloud; (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 88:18 Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, And mine acquaintance into darkness. Psalm 89 Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite. (ASV)

Psalms 89:1 A contemplation by Ethan, the Ezrahite. I will sing of the loving kindness of Yahweh forever. With my mouth, I will make known your faithfulness to all generations. (WEB JPS BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV NIV)

Thesaurus

Ethan (9 Occurrences)
...ETHAN. e'-than ('ethan, "firm," "enduring"; Gaithan): (1) A wise man with whom
Solomon is compared (1 Kings 4:31). ...Ethan (9 Occurrences). ...
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Zar'ethan (1 Occurrence)
Zar'ethan. << Zarethan, Zar'ethan. Zarethshahar >>. Multi-Version
Concordance Zar'ethan (1 Occurrence). Joshua 3:16 that ...
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Ethan's (1 Occurrence)
... Multi-Version Concordance Ethan's (1 Occurrence). 1 Chronicles
2:8 And the sons of Ethan: Azariah. (See RSV). ...
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Ezrahite (5 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary A title given to Ethan (1 Kings 4:31; Psalm 89, title)
and Heman (Psalm 88, title). They were both sons of Zerah (1 Chronicles 2:6). ...
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Calcol (2 Occurrences)
... 6. In the former passage, Calcol is the son of Mahol, while in the latter he is
called the son of Zerah of the tribe of Judah, and a brother of Heman and Ethan...
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Asaph (47 Occurrences)
... He was one of David's three chief musicians, the other two being Heman, and Ethan
or Jeduthun, and we first hear of him when the ark was taken to Jerusalem (1 ...
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Korahites (7 Occurrences)
... to Gershom the son of Levi; and then says, "and on the left hand their brethren
the sons of Merari." Of these the principal leader is Ethan (otherwise called ...
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Sons (2429 Occurrences)
... to Gershom the son of Levi; and then says, "and on the left hand their brethren
the sons of Merari." Of these the principal leader is Ethan (otherwise called ...
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Heman (17 Occurrences)
... 1 Kings 4:31 For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman,
and Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all the nations ...
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Kishi (1 Occurrence)
... kish'i (qishi, "snarer," "fowler"): Father of Ethan, one of the singers David "set
over the service of song" in the house of the Lord (1 Chronicles 6:31); the ...
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Hitchcock's Bible Names

Ethan

strong; the gift of the island

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Ethan

(enduring).

Ethan the Ezrahite, one of the four sons of Mahol, whose wisdom was excelled by Solomon. (1 Kings 4:31; 1 Chronicles 2:6) His name is in the title of (Psalms 89:1)
Son of Kishi or Kushaiah; a Merarite Levite, head of that family in the time of King David, (1 Chronicles 6:44) and spoken of as a "singer." With Heman and Asaph, the heads of the other two families of Levites, Ethan was appointed to sound with cymbals. (1 Chronicles 15:17,19)
A Gershonite Levite, one of the ancestors of Asaph the singer. (1 Chronicles 6:42) Hebr 27. (B.C. 1420.)

ATS Bible Dictionary

Ethan

1. One of four men renowned for wisdom, though excelled by Solomon, 1 Kings 4:31 1 Chronicles 2:6. He appears to have been a son of Zerah or Ezra, and grandson of the patriarch Judah.

2. A Levite, son of Kishi, and one of the three masters of the temple music, 1 Chronicles 6:44 15:17-19. He would seem to be the same as Jeduthun, 1 Chronicles 25:1 2 Chronicles 35:15.

3. A person to whom Psalm 89:1-52 is inscribed.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ETHAN

e'-than ('ethan, "firm," "enduring"; Gaithan):

(1) A wise man with whom Solomon is compared (1 Kings 4:31). Called there "Ethan the Ezrahite," to whom the title of Psalm 89 ascribes the authorship of that poem.

(2) A "son of Kishi," or "Kishaiah," of the Merari branch of the Levites, and, along with Heman and Asaph, placed by David over the service of song (1 Chronicles 6:44; 1 Chronicles 15:17, 19).

See JEDUTHUN.

(3) An ancestor of Asaph of the Gershomite branch of the Levites (1 Chronicles 6:42).

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Firm.

(1.) "The Ezrahite," distinguished for his wisdom (1 Kings 4:31). He is named as the author of the 89th Psalm. He was of the tribe of Levi.

(2.) A Levite of the family of Merari, one of the leaders of the temple music (1 Chronicles 6:44; 15:17, 19). He was probably the same as Jeduthun. He is supposed by some to be the same also as (1).

Strong's Hebrew

387. Ethan -- "permanence," an Israelite name
... << 386, 387. Ethan. 388 >>. "permanence," an Israelite name. Transliteration:
Ethan Phonetic Spelling: (ay-thawn') Short Definition: Ethan. ...
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386. ethan -- perennial, ever-flowing, permanence
... << 385, 386. ethan. 387 >>. perennial, ever-flowing, permanence. Transliteration:
ethan Phonetic Spelling: (ay-thawn') Short Definition: enduring. ... ethan. 387 >>. ...
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388. Ethanim -- (month of) "steady flowings," the seventh month in ...
... Word Origin pl. of ethan Definition (month of) "steady flowings," the seventh month
in the Jewish calendar NASB Word Usage Ethanim (1). Ethanim. ...
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3497. Yithnan -- a city in the desert of Judah
... Definition: Ithnan. Word Origin from the same as ethan Definition a city in
the desert of Judah NASB Word Usage Ithnan (1). Ithnan. From ...
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Subtopics

Ethan

Ethan: A Renowned Sage

Ethan: A Renowned Sage: Title

Ethan: Son of Zerak

Ethan: Son of Zerak: Two Levites

Related Terms

Zar'ethan (1 Occurrence)

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