Meaning
1. Son of Zerah. (1Chronicles 2:6; 1Kings 4:31)
2. Son of Joel and grandson of Samuel the prophet, a Kohathite. He is called "the singer," rather the musician, (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. (1Chronicles 15:16-22) The 88th Psalm is ascribed to him. (B.C. 1014.)