Heman the Ezrahite

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Old Testament figure biblical figure person

Heman the Ezrahite is a biblical figure traditionally regarded as the wise author of Psalm 88 and noted for his exceptional wisdom in the Old Testament.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
the Ezrahite	1

Statements (33)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Old Testament figure ⓘ biblical figure ⓘ person ⓘ
associatedWith	Judahite clan of Zerah (Ezrahite) as one interpretation ⓘ wisdom tradition in Israel ⓘ
comparedWith	King Solomon ⓘ surface form: Solomon
describedAs	Ezrahite ⓘ
describedIn	1 Kings 4:31 as one of the wise men whose wisdom Solomon surpassed ⓘ
epithet	Heman the Ezrahite self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: the Ezrahite
hasRole	author ⓘ psalmist ⓘ sage ⓘ wise man ⓘ
hasUncertainDetails	exact historical dates ⓘ genealogy ⓘ precise identity relative to other Hemans in the Bible ⓘ
knownFor	authorship of Psalm 88 ⓘ being very wise ⓘ wisdom ⓘ
languageContext	Hebrew ⓘ
mentionedIn	1 Chronicles 2:6 ⓘ 1 Kings 4:31 ⓘ Psalms ⓘ surface form: Book of Psalms Tanakh ⓘ surface form: Hebrew Bible Bible ⓘ surface form: Old Testament Psalm 88 ⓘ surface form: Psalm 88 title
psalmAttributed	Psalm 88 ⓘ
religiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ Judaism ⓘ
sourceType	scriptural figure ⓘ
textualRole	superscription figure in Psalm 88 ⓘ
timePeriod	biblical era ⓘ
traditionallyRegardedAs	author of Psalm 88 ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Heman the Ezrahite → epithet → Heman the Ezrahite self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: the Ezrahite

Psalms → traditionalAuthor → Heman the Ezrahite ⓘ