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    Bible Name Meaning Tool

    Enter a name to see what it means in Scripture, the language it comes from, and the King James Version verses where it appears. 1,332 names searchable, free and without signup.

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    Heman

    Pronounced HEE-man

    boy
    ✓ In the King James Bible — Yes — Heman appears in the King James Bible, including 1 Kings 4:31.
    Meaning
    "Faithful; Trustworthy"
    Origin
    Hebrew

    Heman was one of the wisest men in Israel, a Levitical singer appointed by David, and the author of Psalm 88 — the darkest psalm in the Bible with no resolution of hope. Yet Heman still prayed, proving that faith persists even when answers don't come.

    Spiritual meaning

    Heman proves that the deepest faith sometimes looks like the darkest prayers — crying out to God even when the darkness doesn't lift.

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