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Ethan

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(strong). (1) One noted for wisdom (1 Kings 4:31³¹For 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. (1 Kings 4:31); 1 Chron. 2:6⁶And the sons of Zerah; Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara: five of them in all. (1 Chronicles 2:6); title to Psa. 89). (2) A Levite singer (1 Chron. 6:44; 15:17-19⁴⁴And their brethren the sons of Merari stood on the left hand: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch, (1 Chronicles 6:44)
¹⁷So 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; ¹⁸And with them their brethren of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, the porters. ¹⁹So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed to sound with cymbals of brass; (1 Chronicles 15:17‑19)). (3) An ancestor of Asaph (1 Chron. 6:42⁴²The son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei, (1 Chronicles 6:42)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

1. A wise man, “the Ezrahite,” whose wisdom was exceeded by that of Solomon (1 Kings 4:31³¹For 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. (1 Kings 4:31); Psa. 89, title). Apparently the same as the son of Zerah, a descendant of Judah (1 Chron. 2:6,8⁶And the sons of Zerah; Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara: five of them in all. (1 Chronicles 2:6)
⁸And the sons of Ethan; Azariah. (1 Chronicles 2:8)).

2. Levite, son of Kishi or Kushaiah (1 Chron. 6:44⁴⁴And their brethren the sons of Merari stood on the left hand: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch, (1 Chronicles 6:44); 1 Chron. 15:17,19¹⁷So 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; (1 Chronicles 15:17)
¹⁹So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed to sound with cymbals of brass; (1 Chronicles 15:19)).

3. Levite, son of Zimmah (1 Chron. 6:42⁴²The son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei, (1 Chronicles 6:42)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

387 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

’Eythan

Phonic:

ay-thawn’

Meaning:

the same as 386; permanent; Ethan, the name of four Israelites

KJV Usage:

Ethan

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

strength: perpetuity

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Firm; perpetuity; God as very ancient:―name of four Israelites, 1 Chron. 2:6. {Firmus}