Ethan
So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his
brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of
Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;...
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For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and
Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame
was in all nations round about....
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And their brethren the sons of Merari [stood] on the left
hand: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of
Malluch,...
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(or Eitan, Eytan or Etan in Hebrew) is a male given name
meaning strong, firm, and safe....
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e'-than ('ethan, "firm," "enduring"; Gaithan):
(1) A wise man with whom Solomon is compared (1 Ki 4:31).
Called there "Ethan the Ezrahite," to whom the title of Ps 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 o...
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1. A renowned sage
1Ki 4:31
See title
Ps 89
-2. Son of Zerak
1Ch 2:6,8
Two Levites
1Ch 6:42,44; 15:17,19...
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(enduring).
1. Ethan the Ezrahite, one of the four sons of Mahol,
whose wisdom was excelled by Solomon. 1Ki 4:31; 1Ch 2:6 His
name is in the title of Ps 89:1
2. Son of Kishi or Kushaiah; a Merarite Levite, head
of that family in the time of King David, 1Ch 6:44 and spoken
of as a "singer." With Heman and Asaph, the heads of the other
two fam...
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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 Chr. 6:44; 15:17, 19). He was
probably the
same as Jeduthun. He is supposed by some to be the
same also as
(1)....
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1. The Ezrahite, one of Mahol's (but Zerah's, of Judah, in 1
Chronicles 2:6 Darda; these Levites being associated with the
house of Zerah of Judah by residence or citizenship, compare
Judges 18:7; 1 Samuel 1:1) four sons, whose wisdom Solomon's
surpassed (1 Kings 4:31); title of Psalm 89:2. (See DARDA.)
2. Son of Kishi or Kushaiah; head of th...
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