דְּדָן
de.dan
Dedan
Lexicon Entry
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
Occurrences in Scripture
6 total occurrences across the text
Dedan, Tema, Buz, and all who have the corners of their beard cut off;
Jeremiah 49:8Flee! Turn back! Dwell in the depths, inhabitants of Dedan; for I will bring the calamity of Esau on him when I visit him.
Ezekiel 25:13therefore the Lord Yahweh says, “I will stretch out my hand on Edom, and will cut off man and animal from it; and I will make it desolate from Teman. They will fall by the sword even to Dedan.
Ezekiel 27:15“ ‘ “The men of Dedan traded with you. Many islands were the market of your hand. They brought you horns of ivory and ebony in exchange.
Ezekiel 27:20“ ‘ “Dedan was your trafficker in precious cloths for riding.
Ezekiel 38:13Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions of it, will ask you, ‘Have you come to take the plunder? Have you assembled your company to take the prey, to carry away silver and gold, to take away livestock and goods, to take great plunder?’ ” ’