דִּישׁוֹןDîyshôwn

Dishon, the name of two Edomites

Pronunciation: dee-shone' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H1787

Meanings

1. a son of Seir (Genesis 36:21; 1 Chronicles 1:38)

2. a son of Anah & grandson of Seir (Genesis 36:25; Genesis 36:30; Genesis 36:26)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 7 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 36:21 Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These were the Horite clan leaders, the descendants of Seir, who lived in the land of Edom.
  • Genesis 36:25 The descendants of Anah were his son, Dishon, and his daughter, Oholibamah.
  • Genesis 36:30 Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. The Horite clans are named after their clan leaders, who lived in the land of Seir.
  • 1 Chronicles 1:38 The descendants of Seir were Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.
  • 1 Chronicles 1:41 The son of Anah was Dishon. The descendants of Dishon were Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Keran.
  • 1 Chronicles 1:42 The descendants of Ezer were Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan. The descendants of Dishan were Uz and Aran.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).