Strong’s H850 · Hebrew

אֶשְׁתּוֹן
ʼEshtôwn
esh-tone'

Definition

Eshton, an Israelite

Etymology

probably from the same as H7764 (שׁוּנִי); restful;

Where the KJV renders it

  • Eshton

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What the first audience heard

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