Biblica Analytica
H1719A Hebrew

דְּדָן

de.dan

Dedan

Lexicon Entry

Definition
Dedan
Transliteration
de.dan
Strong's Number
H1719A
Occurrences
6
Semantic Domain
Proper Name: Person

Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

What Original Readers Understood

Supported

# Dedan in Biblical Hebrew Dedan (H1719A) is a proper noun appearing six times in the Hebrew Bible. Based on the lexical data provided, it functions as a geographical or ethnographic designation, though the specific referent requires contextual determination from those six occurrences. The term's presence across multiple biblical passages suggests it held sufficient importance to warrant repeated mention in the scriptural record. The limited frequency of Dedan's appearance—only six instances across the entire Hebrew scriptures—indicates it represents a place or people of modest but recognized significance rather than a major biblical focus. Without access to the specific passages where it occurs, the precise nature of this significance cannot be determined from the lexicon data alone. What can be stated is that the lemma's inclusion in the biblical lexicon confirms it as a proper noun worthy of documentation for understanding Hebrew scripture.

Source data & methodology
Strong's
H1719A
Lemma
דְּדָן
Transliteration
de.dan
Definition
Dedan
Occurrences
6
Model
claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Prompt version
1

AI synthesis uses only the lexicon data above as context — never training knowledge.

Occurrences in Scripture

6 total occurrences across the text