Strong’s H1787 · Hebrew

דִּישׁוֹן
Dîyshôwn
dee-shone'

Definition

Dishon, the name of two Edomites

Etymology

(Diyshon, the same as H1788 (דִּישֹׁן);

Where the KJV renders it

  • Dishon

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