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HebrewH1789Proper Noun (Masculine)

דִּישָׁן

di.shan

5Occurrences
H1789Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Dishan, an Edomite

another form of H1787 (דִּישׁוֹן)

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at ; 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

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

דִּישָׁן appears 5 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Genesis
4
1 Chronicles
1

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 1:38BSB

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

Genesis 36:21BSB

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

Genesis 36:26BSB

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

Genesis 36:28BSB

These are the sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.

Genesis 36:30BSB

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

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.