Smith’s Bible Dictionary

Heman

(faithful)

Son of Zerah. (1 Chronicles 2:6; 1 Kings 4:31)

Son of Joel and grandson of Samuel the prophet, a Kohathite. He is called "the singer," rather the musician, (1 Chronicles 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. (1 Chronicles 15:16-22) The 88th Psalm is ascribed to him. (B.C. 1014.)

Smith’s Bible Dictionary, William Smith (1863). Public domain, from the CrossWire SWORD module.