Dᵉdân — H1719

Definition

masculine proper noun

Dedan, the name of two Cushites and of their territory

1. Dedan = "low country"
2. n pr m
3. the son of Raamah and grandson of Cush. A son of Jokshan and grandson of Keturah
4. n pr loc
5. a place in south Arabia

Usually translated as

Dedan

Origin

or (prolonged) Dᵉdâneh; (Ezekiel 25:13), of uncertain derivation

Occurrences

Dᵉdân occurs 11 times in 10 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (2), 1 Chronicles (2), Jeremiah (2), Ezekiel (4)

• Genesis 10:7 — And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan (וּדְדָֽן).
• Genesis 25:3 — And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan (דְּדָ֑ן). And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.
• Genesis 25:3 — And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan (דְדָ֔ן) were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.
• 1 Chronicles 1:9 — And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raamah, and Sabtecha. And the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan (וּדְדָֽן).
• 1 Chronicles 1:32 — Now the sons of Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: she bare Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan; Sheba, and Dedan (וּדְדָֽן).
• Jeremiah 25:23 — Dedan (דְּדָ֤ן), and Tema, and Buz, and all that are in the utmost corners,
• Jeremiah 49:8 — Flee ye, turn back, dwell deep, O inhabitants of Dedan (דְּדָ֑ן); for I will bring the calamity of Esau upon him, the time that I will visit him.
• Ezekiel 25:13 — Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also stretch out mine hand upon Edom, and will cut off man and beast from it; and I will make it desolate from Teman; and they of Dedan (וּדְדָ֖נֶה) shall fall by the sword.
• Ezekiel 27:15 — The men of Dedan (דְדָן֙) were thy merchants; many isles were the merchandise of thine hand: they brought thee for a present horns of ivory and ebony.
• Ezekiel 27:20 — Dedan (דְּדָן֙) was thy merchant in precious clothes for chariots.
• Ezekiel 38:13 — Sheba, and Dedan (וּ֠דְדָן), and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions thereof, shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil?