HebrewH0850Proper Noun (Masculine)

אֶשְׁתּוֹן

esh.ton

2Occurrences
H0850Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Eshton, an Israelite

probably from the same as H7764 (שׁוּנִי); restful;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at ; son of: Mehir (H4243); father of: Beth-rapha (H1051), Paseah (H6454), Tehinnah (H8468) § Eshton = "effeminate" a descendant of Caleb of tribe of Judah

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

אֶשְׁתּוֹן appears 2 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

1 Chronicles
2

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 4:11BSB

Chelub the brother of Shuhah was the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.

1 Chronicles 4:12BSB

Eshton was the father of Beth-rapha, of Paseah, and of Tehinnah the father of Ir-nahash. These were the men of Recah.

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