Word Study · Strong's H1787 · Hebrew
דִּישׁוֹן
Dishon
dee-shone'
Strong's 1890 spelling: Dîyshôwn
“Dishon, the name of two Edomites”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Dishon, the name of two Edomites
Rendered in the KJV as
Dishon.
- 7occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 2 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 7inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 7 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 7
- דִישׁ֔וֹן1
- דִישׁ֖וֹן1
- דִּישׁ֑וֹן ס1
- דִּשֹׁ֑ן1
- דִּשֹׁ֛ן1
- וְדִישֹׁ֥ן1
- וְדִשׁ֥וֹן1
How it is rendered · 2
- Dishon5
- and Dishon2
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- proper noun (a name)5
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)2
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- HNpm · 5
- HC/Npm · 2
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Where this word lives
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Genesis3 occurrences
- Genesis 36:21וְדִשׁ֥וֹןvedishonconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. They are the chiefs of the Horites, the descendants of Seir in the land of Edom.here: and Dishon
- Genesis 36:25דִּשֹׁ֑ןdishonproper noun (a name)These are the children of Anah: Dishon and Oholibamah daughter of Anah.here: Dishon
- Genesis 36:30דִּשֹׁ֛ןdishonproper noun (a name)Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. They are the chiefs of the Horites, according to their divisions in the land of Seir.here: Dishon
1 Chronicles4 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 1:38וְדִישֹׁ֥ןvedishonconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)The sons of Seir: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.here: and Dishon
- 1 Chronicles 1:41דִּישׁ֑וֹן סdishonproper noun (a name)The son of Anah: Dishon. The sons of Dishon: Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.here: Dishon
- 1 Chronicles 1:41דִישׁ֔וֹןdishonproper noun (a name)The son of Anah: Dishon. The sons of Dishon: Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.here: Dishon
- 1 Chronicles 1:42דִישׁ֖וֹןdishonproper noun (a name)The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan. The sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.here: Dishon