Hebrew word · H1787

דִּישֹׁן

dishon

Dishon

Appears 7 times in 6 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament.

What it means

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 (H0687), Dishan (H1789) and Timna (H8555H);

father of: Hemdan (H2533), Eshban (H0790), Ithran (H3506), Cheran (H3763)

Also named: di.shan (דִּישָׁן "Dishon" H1789H)

§ Dishon = "thresher"

1) the fifth son of Seir

2) the son of Anah and grandson of Seir

Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

Where it appears

Genesis · 3

  1. Genesis 36:21 וְדִשׁ֥וֹן and Dishon

    Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. They are the chiefs of the Horites, the descendants of Seir in the land of Edom.

  2. Genesis 36:25 דִּשֹׁ֑ן Dishon

    These are the children of Anah: Dishon and Oholibamah daughter of Anah.

  3. Genesis 36:30 דִּשֹׁ֛ן Dishon

    Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. They are the chiefs of the Horites, according to their divisions in the land of Seir.

1 Chronicles · 4

  1. 1 Chronicles 1:38 וְדִישֹׁ֥ן and Dishon

    The sons of Seir: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.

  2. 1 Chronicles 1:41 דִּישׁ֑וֹן ס דִישׁ֔וֹן Dishon

    The son of Anah: Dishon. The sons of Dishon: Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.

  3. 1 Chronicles 1:42 דִישׁ֖וֹן Dishon

    The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan. The sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.

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