Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia HEMDAN hem'-dan (chemdan, pleasant): A descendant of Seir, the Horite (Genesis 36:26). Wrongly translated Amram by the King James Version in 1 Chronicles 1:41 (the Revised Version (British and American) Hamran), where the transcribers made an error in one vowel and one consonant, writing (chamran), instead of (chemdan).

Multi-Version Concordance Hemdan (2 Occurrences) Genesis 36:26 These are the children of Dishon: Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV) 1 Chronicles 1:41 The sons of Anah: Dishon. The sons of Dishon: Hamran, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran. (See NIV)