Hebrew word · H1789

דִּישָׁן

dishan

Dishan

Appears 5 times in 5 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), Dishon (H1787), Ezer (H0687) and Timna (H8555H);

father of: Uz (H5780I), Aran (H0765)

Also named: di.shon (דִּישֹׁן "Dishan" H1787I)

§ Dishan or Dishon = "thresher"

the fifth son 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 · 4

  1. Genesis 36:21 וְדִישָׁ֑ן and Dishan

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

  2. Genesis 36:26 דִישָׁ֑ן Dishan

    These are the sons of Dishon: Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.

  3. Genesis 36:28 דִישָׁ֖ן Dishan

    These are the sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.

  4. Genesis 36:30 דִּישָׁ֑ן Dishan

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

1 Chronicles · 1

  1. 1 Chronicles 1:38 וְדִישָֽׁן׃ and Dishan

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

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