בְּדָןBᵉdân
Bedan, the name of two Israelites
Pronunciation: bed-awn' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H917
Meanings
1. a judge of Israel, but read probably בָּרָק (1 Samuel 12:11; Judges 4:6)
2. a Manassite (1 Chronicles 7:17)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- 1 Samuel 12:11 Then the Lord sent Gideon, Bedan, Jephthah, and Samuel to save you, and you lived in safety.
- 1 Chronicles 7:17 The son of Ulam was Bedan. All these were considered Gileadites, descendants of Makir son of Manasseh.
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).