Bible Person

Jamin

Meaning: right hand; south wind · Male · 1 cross reference

This Jamin entry refers to one of the Levites helping the people understand the law in Nehemiah 8, not to the Judahite family figure in 1 Chronicles 2. He belongs to the teaching ministry that supports covenant renewal after exile. First appears in Neh 8:7.1

AI summary: This Jamin matters because his single cross reference places him among the interpreters who make the public reading of Scripture understandable to the restored community. The entry shows that renewal in Jerusalem depended not only on hearing the law but on faithful explanation. Taken together, the material presents this Jamin as a Levite teacher serving post-exilic spiritual restoration.1

Central Figure

Jamin

Meaning: right hand; south wind