Strong H1789H1789Gדִּישָׁן
Dishan
One of the 2 senses of Strong H1789
- Transliteration
- dîyshân
- Pronunciation
- dee-shawn'
- 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), Dishon (H1787), Ezer (H687) and Timna (H8555H);
father of: Uz (H5780I), Aran (H765)
Also named: di.shon (דִּישֹׁן "Dishan" H1787I)
son of: Seir (H8165B);
brother of: Lotan (H3877), Shobal (H7732), Zibeon (H6649H), Anah (H6034H), Dishon (H1787), Ezer (H687) and Timna (H8555H);
father of: Uz (H5780I), Aran (H765)
Also named: di.shon (דִּישֹׁן "Dishan" H1787I)
Meaning of the name
Dishan or Dishon = "thresher"
General definition
Another form of H1787; {Dishan} an Edomite: - {Dishan} Dishon.
In the biblical story
Dishan
Descendant of Seir the Horite
Dishan was a descendant of Seir the Horite, mentioned in the genealogies of Esau's family. (Gen.36.21,28,30; 1Ch.1.38,42)
In the Bible
Strong H1789G appears in 4 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- dishan4
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 36:28The children of Dishan are these; Uz, and Aran.
- 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.