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 · H3633
kal.kol — Calcol
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ki.4.31; son of: Mahol (H4235); brother of: Ethan (H0387), Heman (H1968) and Darda (H1862) § Calcol or Chalcol = "sustaining" son or descendant of Zerah of Judah and one of the wise men with whom Solomon was compared
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1968
he.man — Heman
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.4.31; son of: Mahol (H4235); brother of: Ethan (H0387), Calcol (H3633) and Darda (H1862) § Heman = "faithful" 1) a wise man to whom Solomon was compared 2) son of Joel, grandson of Samuel, and a Levitical singer and author of PS 88 3) a seer
14 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H387
e.tan — Ethan
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.4.31; son of: Mahol (H4235); brother of: Heman (H1968), Calcol (H3633) and Darda (H1862) § Ethan = "enduring" 1) an Ezrahite known for his wisdom 2) a grandson of Judah, father of Azariah 3) a Kohathite descendant of Levi 4) a Merarite son of Kushaiah, descendant of Levi
7 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2067
zav.di — Zabdi
A man of the tribe of Judah living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jos.7.1; son of: Zerah (H2226I); brother of: Ethan (H0387H), Heman (H1968H), Calcol (H3633H) and Dara (H1873); father of: Carmi (H3756H); also called Zimri at 1Ch.2.6; Also named: zim.ri (זִמְרִי "Zimri" H2174I) § Zabdi = "endowment" 1) son of Zerah and grandson of Judah; grandfather of Achan 2) one of the sons of Shimhi, a Benjamite 3) an officer of David, in charge of the produce of the vineyards for the wine-cellars 4) son of Asaph the minstrel; also called 'Zaccur' and 'Zichri'
6 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1862
dar.da — Darda
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ki.4.31; son of: Mahol (H4235); brother of: Ethan (H0387), Heman (H1968) and Calcol (H3633) § Darda = "pearl of knowledge" a son of Mahol, one of four men of great fame for their wisdom, but surpassed by Solomon
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1873
da.ra — Dara
A man of the tribe of Judah living before Israel's Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.2.6; son of: Zerah (H2226I); brother of: Zabdi (H2067), Ethan (H0387H), Heman (H1968H) and Calcol (H3633H) § Dara = "the arm" a son of Zerah
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3155
yiz.rach — Izrahite
Someone descended from Zerah who was a man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.38.30; son of: Judah (H3063) and Tamar (H8559); brother of: Perez (H6557); half-brother of: Er (H6147), Onan (H0209) and Shelah (H7956); father of: Zabdi (H2067), Ethan (H0387H), Heman (H1968H), Calcol (H3633H) and Dara (H1873); also called Izrahite at 1Ch.27.8; Group of ze.rach (זֶ֫רַח "Zerah" H2226I) § Izrahite = "descendant of Zerah" a descendant of Zerah of Judah
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4235
ma.chol — Mahol
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ki.4.31; father of: Ethan (H0387), Heman (H1968), Calcol (H3633), Darda (H1862) § Mahol = "dancing" father of Heman
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →(1 Chr. 2:6), sustenance, the same probably as Chalcol (1 Kings 4:31), one of the four sages whom Solomon excelled in wisdom; for “he was wiser than all men.”
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
