HebrewH0850Proper Noun (Masculine)
אֶשְׁתּוֹן
esh.ton
“Eshton”
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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