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Strong's H1787 דִּישׁוֹן (dishon)

Diyshown - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G1787 — entos (“within”) in the Greek Bible.

First usage Interlinear Bible Septuagint Bible
Strong's Number H1787
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 5
Books 2

Strong's H1787 Quick Answer

Strong's H1787 דִּישׁוֹן דִּישׁוֹן דִּשׁוֹן דִּשׁוֹן (Diyshown) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Diyshown (dee-shone') (or Diyshon) n/p. 1. the leaper, i.e. an antelope 2. Dishon, the name of two Edomites It has 5 linked Bible usages across 2 books. Visible English usage signals include dishon. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Diyshown (dee-shone') (or Diyshon) n/p. 1. the leaper, i.e. an antelope 2. Dishon, the name of two Edomites
Usage
5 linked usages
Books
2 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
dishon

Meaning and Definition

Diyshown (dee-shone') (or Diyshon) n/p. 1. the leaper, i.e. an antelope 2. Dishon, the name of two Edomites [from H1758] KJV: Dishon. Root(s): H1758 See also: H1788

Original Word
דִּישׁוֹן דִּישׁוֹן דִּשׁוֹן דִּשׁוֹן
Transliteration
Diyshown
Derivation
Root: דושׁ דישׁ First root strongs: 1758
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H1787. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Dishon

Usage: A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.21; son of: Seir (H8165B); brother of: Lotan (H3877), Shobal (H7732), Zibeon (H6649H), Anah (H6034H), Ezer (H0687), Dishan (H1789) and Timna (H8555H); father of: Hemdan (H2533), Eshban (H0790), Ithran (H3506), Cheran (H3763) Also named: di.shan (דִּישָׁן "Dishon" H1789H) § Dishon = "thresher" 1) the fifth son of Seir 2) the son of Anah and grandson of Seir

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How Strong's H1787 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Diyshown, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Dishon Genesis 36:21 5×

How Strong's H1787 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 5 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H1787 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H1787 in the Old Testament

5 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 36:21 KJV

And Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan: these are the dukes of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom.

Genesis 36:25 KJV

And the children of Anah were these; Dishon, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah.

Genesis 36:30 KJV

Duke Dishon, duke Ezer, duke Dishan: these are the dukes that came of Hori, among their dukes in the land of Seir.

Usage Excerpts

First 5 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H1787.

Genesis 36:21 Old Testament, KJV
And Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan: these are the dukes of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom.
Genesis 36:25 Old Testament, KJV
And the children of Anah were these; Dishon, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah.
Genesis 36:30 Old Testament, KJV
Duke Dishon, duke Ezer, duke Dishan: these are the dukes that came of Hori, among their dukes in the land of Seir.
1 Chronicles 1:38 Old Testament, KJV
And the sons of Seir; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezar, and Dishan.
1 Chronicles 1:41 Old Testament, KJV
The sons of Anah; Dishon. And the sons of Dishon; Amram, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H1787, grouped by book.

Genesis 3 usages, Old Testament
Genesis 36:21 Genesis 36:25 Genesis 36:30
1 Chronicles 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1:38 1 Chronicles 1:41

Strong's H1787 FAQ

What does dishon (דִּישׁוֹן) mean?

Dishon (Strong's H1787) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Dishon". Diyshown (dee-shone') (or Diyshon) n/p. 1. the leaper, i.e. an antelope 2. Dishon, the name of two Edomites

How many times is dishon (דִּישׁוֹן) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 5 linked usages for Strong's H1787 across 2 books.

Where can I study dishon (דִּישׁוֹן) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1787 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate dishon (דִּישׁוֹן)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as dishon. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.