Name Old Testament Rare
Letushim
hammermen; filemen
לְטוּשִׁם le.tu.shim
Letushim (Hebrew: לְטוּשִׁם, le.tu.shim) means “hammermen; filemen”, by traditional interpretation. It appears once, at Genesis 25:3. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears in the same passages as Abida.
The bearer in scripture
One person in scripture bears this name.
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Letushim
descendant of Abraham; son of Dedan
Scripture against society
The two measures, side by side
At a glance
- Verses
- 1 across 1 book
- Bearers
- 1 one person only
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- Patriarchal
- Hapax
- Yes occurs exactly once
Using it today
In United States birth records this name is below the reporting threshold. The Social Security Administration does not publish counts under five, so a name given to four children looks the same as one given to none.
In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First appears | Genesis 25:3 |
| Cross-references | 20 linked passages |
Names connected to this one
- Leummim co-occurrence Appears with Leummim in Genesis 25.
- Asshur co-occurrence Appears with Asshur in Genesis 25.
- Asshurim co-occurrence Appears with Asshurim in Genesis 25.
- Sheba co-occurrence Appears with Sheba in Genesis 25.
- Dedan co-occurrence Appears with Dedan in Genesis 25.
- Jokshan co-occurrence Appears with Jokshan in Genesis 25.
- Abida co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Abida.
- Adbeel co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Adbeel.
Origin & meaning
People descended from Letush(?) of the Patriarchs, only mentioned at Gen.25.3; descended from Dedan (H1719C); along with Asshurim (H0805A) and Leummim (H3817)
§ Letushim = "hammered"
the 2nd son of Dedan, grandson of Jokshan, great grandson of Abraham by Keturah
Letushim, a son of Dedan and descendant of Abraham and Keturah.
The biblical story
Letushim was one of the sons of Dedan, who was a son of Jokshan, born to Abraham and his wife Keturah (Gen.25.3). He is mentioned in the genealogy of Abraham's descendants through Keturah, which is recorded after the death of Sarah. The Letushim are listed among the descendants of Jokshan, along with the Asshurim and Leummim. No further information is provided about Letushim or his descendants in the biblical record. It is likely that they became a tribe or clan that settled in the region of Arabia, as many of Abraham's descendants through Keturah are associated with Arab tribes.
Key verses
Letushim appears in 1 verse. Here are some of the most notable:
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And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.
Genesis 25:3
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Genesis (1)
- Genesis 25:3