(counsellor ).

1. A Levite of the family of Merari, and ancestor of Ethan the singer ( 1 Chronicles 6:44 )
2. One of the sons of Bani. ( Ezra 10:29 ) and
3. One of the descendants of Harim, ( Ezra 10:32 ) who had married foreign wives.
4. A priest or family of priests. ( Nehemiah 10:4 ) and
5. One of the heads of the people who signed the covenant with Nehemiah. ( Nehemiah 10:27 )
6. One of the families of priests who returned with Zerubbabel, ( Nehemiah 12:2 ) probably the same as No. 4.