Dict: smith - HEMAN

smith:

HEMAN - H>@ - (faithful) Son of Zerah. ( kjv@1Chronicles:2:6; kjv@Kings:4:31) Son of Joel and grandson of Samuel the prophet, a Kohathite. He is called "the singer," rather the musician, ( kjv@1Chronicles:6:33) and was the first of the three Levites to whom was committed the vocal and instrumental music of the temple service in the reign of David. ( kjv@1Chronicles:15:16-22) The 88th Psalm is ascribed to him. (B.C. 1014.)