דִּישָׁןDîyshân

proper name, masculine: a son of Seir (Genesis 36:21; Genesis 36:28; Genesis 36:30; 1 Chronicles 1:38; 1 Chronicles 1:42)

Pronunciation: dee-shawn' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H1789

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 5 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 36:26 The descendants of Dishon were Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Keran.
  • Genesis 36:28 The descendants of Dishan were Uz and Aran.
  • 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.

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).