Strong H1789H1789Hדִּישָׁן
Dishon
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), Ezer (H687), Dishan (H1789) and Timna (H8555H);
father of: Hemdan (H2533), Eshban (H790), Ithran (H3506), Cheran (H3763)
Another spelling of di.shon (דִּישֹׁן "Dishon" H1787)
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)
Another spelling of di.shon (דִּישֹׁן "Dishon" H1787)
Meaning of the name
Dishan or Dishon = "thresher"
General definition
Another form of H1787; {Dishan} an Edomite: - {Dishan} 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)