Bible Person
Meaning: their trouble; tumult; much; in great number · Male · 2 cross references
This Heman entry refers to Heman the Ezrahite, known for wisdom and associated with Psalm 88, not to the Levitical musician more often named elsewhere. He belongs to Israel's wisdom and worship traditions. First appears in 1 Kgs 4:31.1
AI summary: This Heman matters because the cross references place him at the intersection of remembered wisdom and one of the bleakest yet most faithful prayers in the Psalter. His name helps hold together intellectual reputation and liturgical depth, showing that biblical wisdom is not merely cleverness but can speak from profound darkness. Taken together, the material presents this Heman as a wise and worshipful figure whose remembered voice deepens Israel's theological and devotional life.1
Central Figure
Heman
Meaning: their trouble; tumult; much; in great number
1 Kings 4:31; 1 Chr.
1 Kings 4:31; 1 Chr. 2:6, a son of Zerah, noted for his wisdom. 3
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Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.