BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
How to read this: there is rarely one magic “true meaning” hidden behind an English word. A lexicon records a word’s semantic range. The intended meaning is narrowed by grammar, sentence, author, historical usage and context.
HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H917
be.dan — Bedan
A man of the tribe of Manasseh living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.17; son of: Ulam (H0198) § Bedan = "in judging" 1) a judge who followed Gideon 2) a Manassite
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H198
u.lam — Ulam
A man of the tribe of Manasseh living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.7.16; son of: Sheresh (H8329); brother of: Rakem (H7552J); father of: Bedan (H0917) § Ulam = "their leader: vestibule" 1) a Manassite 2) a Benjamite of Saul's family
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →One of the judges of Israel (1 Sam. 12:11). It is uncertain who he was. Some suppose that Barak is meant, others Samson, but most probably this is a contracted form of Abdon (Judg. 12:13).
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
