Strong H1787H1787Gדִּישֹׁן
Dishon
One of the 3 senses of Strong H1787
- Transliteration
- dîyshôn dîyshôn dishôn dishôn
- Pronunciation
- dee-shone' (all)
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.21;
son of: Seir (H8165B);
brother of: Lotan (H3877), Shobal (H7732), Zibeon (H6649H), Anah (H6034H), Ezer (H687), Dishan (H1789) and Timna (H8555H);
father of: Hemdan (H2533), Eshban (H790), Ithran (H3506), Cheran (H3763)
Also named: di.shan (דִּישָׁן "Dishon" H1789H)
son of: Seir (H8165B);
brother of: Lotan (H3877), Shobal (H7732), Zibeon (H6649H), Anah (H6034H), Ezer (H687), Dishan (H1789) and Timna (H8555H);
father of: Hemdan (H2533), Eshban (H790), Ithran (H3506), Cheran (H3763)
Also named: di.shan (דִּישָׁן "Dishon" H1789H)
Meaning of the name
Dishon = "thresher"
General definition
The same as H1788; {Dishon} the name of two Edomites: - Dishon.
In the biblical story
Dishon
Descendant of Seir the Horite, son of Anah
Dishon was a descendant of Seir the Horite and the son of Anah, mentioned in the genealogies of Esau's family. (Gen.36.21,30; 1Ch.1.38,41; Gen.36.26)
In the Bible
Strong H1787G appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
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First verses
- Genesis 36:21And Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan: these are the dukes of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom.
- Genesis 36:30Duke Dishon, duke Ezer, duke Dishan: these are the dukes that came of Hori, among their dukes in the land of Seir.
- 1 Chronicles 1:38And the sons of Seir; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan.