How popular is the name Hemdan today?

In United States birth records Hemdan is below the reporting threshold. Counts under five are not published, so a name given to four children is indistinguishable from one given to none.

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Hemdan

Q: How often does the name Hemdan appear in the Bible?

It appears in 2 verses across 2 books.

חֶמְדָּן chem.dan

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Hemdan (Hebrew: חֶמְדָּן, chem.dan) is a biblical name; its Hebrew etymology is not securely established. It appears in 2 verses across 2 books of the Bible. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears with Anah in 1 Chronicles 1.

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The bearer in scripture

One person in scripture bears this name.

Hemdan

Patriarchal · 2 verses

descendant of Seir

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At a glance

Verses: 2 across 2 books
Bearers: 1 one person only
Testament: Old
Era: Patriarchal

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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.

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In scripture

Fact	Detail
First appears	Genesis 36:26
Last appears	1 Chronicles 1:41
Cross-references	5 linked passages

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Names connected to this one

Ithran co-occurrence Appears with Ithran in 1 Chronicles 1.
Cheran co-occurrence Appears with Cheran in 1 Chronicles 1.
Eshban co-occurrence Appears with Eshban in 1 Chronicles 1.
Dishon co-occurrence Appears with Dishon in 1 Chronicles 1.
Anah co-occurrence Appears with Anah in 1 Chronicles 1.

Origin & meaning

Strong's number H2533

Hebrew חֶמְדָּן

Transliteration chem.dan

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.26;
son of: Dishon (H1787);
brother of: Eshban (H0790), Ithran (H3506) and Cheran (H3763)
Also named: cham.ran (חַמְרָן "Hemdan" H2566)
§ Hemdan = "desire"
the eldest son of Dishon, son of Anah the Horite

Hemdan was a descendant of Seir the Horite, mentioned in the genealogies of Esau.

The biblical story

Hemdan is mentioned in the genealogies of Esau, the son of Isaac and brother of Israel (or 'Jacob'), in Genesis and 1 Chronicles. He was a descendant of Seir the Horite, the original inhabitants of the land of Seir (Edom) before Esau's descendants settled there (Gen.36.26; 1Ch.1.41). The Horites were a people group that lived in the region of Seir prior to the Edomites. Hemdan is listed among the sons of Dishon, one of the sons of Seir. No further details about Hemdan's life or role are provided in the Bible. (Gen.36.26; 1Ch.1.41).

Key verses

Hemdan appears in 2 verses. Here are some of the most notable:

And these are the children of Dishon; Hemdan, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran.
Genesis 36:26
The sons of Anah; Dishon. And the sons of Dishon; Amram, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran.
1 Chronicles 1:41

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Genesis (1)

Genesis 36:26

1 Chronicles (1)

1 Chronicles 1:41