Midvash

דְּדָןDᵉdân

דְּדָן: 1.

Pronunciation: ded-awn' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H1719

Meanings

under figure of son of רַעֲמָה and grandson of כּוּשׁ (Genesis 10:7; 1 Chronicles 1:9; Ezekiel 27:20)

2. as son of יָקְשָׁן father of אַשּׁוּרִם (Genesis 25:3; 1 Chronicles 1:32; Jeremiah 25:23)

רֹדָן: proper name [of a location or people]: Rhodes, Rhodians (Ezekiel 27:15)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 11 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 10:7 The descendants of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The descendants of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.
  • Genesis 25:3 Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. Dedan’s descendants were the Asshurites, Letushites, and Leummites.
  • 1 Chronicles 1:9 The descendants of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The descendants of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.
  • 1 Chronicles 1:32 The sons of Keturah, Abraham’s concubine, were Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan were Sheba and Dedan.
  • Jeremiah 25:23 I gave it to Dedan, Tema, and Buz, and to the people who live in distant places.
  • Jeremiah 49:8 Turn and flee! Hide in deep caves, you people of Dedan! For when I bring disaster on Edom, I will punish you, too!
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).