How to Pronounce Dedan
DEE-dan
Dedan is pronounced DEE-dan (ˈdiːdən): two syllables, stress on the first. Also heard: DEE-duhn.
What does Dedan mean?
Dedan means “their breasts; friendship; a judge”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Who was Dedan?
Low ground. (1.) A son of Raamah (Gen. 10:7). His descendants are mentioned in Isa. 21:13, and Ezek. 27:15. They probably settled among the sons of Cush, on the north-west coast of the Persian Gulf. (2.) A son of Jokshan, Abraham’s son by Keturah (1 Chr. 1:32). His descendants settled on the Syrian borders about the territory of Edom. They probably led a pastoral life.
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
Also pronounced
DEE-duhn
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