HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1719
דְּדָן
de.dan — Dedan
Dedan = "low country" a place in south Arabia Also named: de.da.nim (דְּדָנִי "Dedanite" H1720)
6 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
Dedan
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7614
שְׁבָא
she.va — Sheba
A man of the Cushites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.7; son of: Raamah (H7484); brother of: Dedan (H1719B); also called Sabean at Job.1.15; 3x § Sheba = "seven" or "an oath" 1) son of Joktan and a descendant of Seth 2) son of Raamah, grandson of Cush, and a descendant of Ham 3) son of Jokshan, the son of Abraham by Keturah 4) a nation in southern Arabia
20 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3370
יׇקְשָׁן
yoq.shan — Jokshan
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.25.2; son of: Abraham (H0085) and Keturah (H6989); brother of: Zimran (H2175), Medan (H4091), Midian (H4080), Ishbak (H3435) and Shuah (H7744); father of: Sheba (H7614I) and Dedan (H1719C); half-brother of: Ishmael (H3458) and Isaac (H3327) § Jokshan = "snarer" a son of Abraham by Keturah and father of Sheba and Dedan
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7484
רַעְמָה
ra.mah — Raamah
A man of the Cushites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.7; son of: Cush (H3568); brother of: Seba (H5434), Havilah (H2341H), Sabtah (H5454), Sabteca (H5455) and Nimrod (H5248); father of: Sheba (H7614) and Dedan (H1719B); also called Raama at 1Ch.1.9; Raama at 1Ch.1.9; § Raamah = "horse's mane" 1) son of Cush and father of Sheba and Dedan 2) a home of traders
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H805
אֲשׁוּרִי
a.shu.ri — Asshurim
Someone descended from Asshur(?) of the Patriarchs, only mentioned at Gen.25.3; descended from Dedan (H1719C); along with Letushim (H3912) and Leummim (H3817) § Ashurites = "guided: blessed" a tribe descended from Abraham and Keturah
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1720
דְּדָנִי
de.da.nim — Dedanite
Group of de.dan (דְּדָן "Dedan" H1719A) § Dedanim = "low country" descendants or inhabitants of Dedan
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3817
לְאֻמִּ֑ים
le.um.mim — Leummim
People descended from Leumm(?) of the Patriarchs, only mentioned at Gen.25.3; descended from Dedan (H1719C); along with Asshurim (H0805A) and Letushim (H3912) § Leummim = "peoples" son of Dedan and grandson of Jokshan
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3912
לְטוּשִׁם
le.tu.shim — Letushim
People descended from Letush(?) of the Patriarchs, only mentioned at Gen.25.3; descended from Dedan (H1719C); along with Asshurim (H0805A) and Leummim (H3817) § Letushim = "hammered" the 2nd son of Dedan, grandson of Jokshan, great grandson of Abraham by Keturah
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5436
סְבָאִים
se.va.i — Sabeans
People descended from Sheba, a man of the Cushites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.7; son of: Raamah (H7484); brother of: Dedan (H1719B); also called Sabean at Job.1.15; 3x Group of she.va (שְׁבָא "Sheba" H7614) § Sabeans = "drunkards" the people of Seba
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7615
שְׁבָאִי
she.va.i — Sabean
Someone descended from Sheba who was a man of the Cushites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.7; son of: Raamah (H7484); brother of: Dedan (H1719B); also called Sabean at Job.1.15; 3x Group of she.va (שְׁבָא "Sheba" H7614) § Sabeans = "drunkard" or "he who is coming" the people of the nation of Sheba
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →Historical dictionary entry
Low ground. (1.) A son of Raamah (Gen. 10:7). His descendants are mentioned in Isa. 21:13, and Ezek. 27:15. They probably settled among the sons of Cush, on the north-west coast of the Persian Gulf. (2.) A son of Jokshan, Abraham’s son by Keturah (1 Chr. 1:32). His descendants settled on the Syrian borders about the territory of Edom. They probably led a pastoral life.
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Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.