824. Eshan
Lexicon
Eshan: Eshan

Original Word: אֶשְׁעָן
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Esh`an
Pronunciation: ay-SHAWN
Phonetic Spelling: (esh-awn')
Definition: Eshan
Meaning: Eshan

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Eshean

From sha'an; support; Eshan, a place in Palestine -- Eshean.

see HEBREW sha'an

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from shaan
Definition
"support," a place in Judah
NASB Translation
Eshan (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
אֶשְׁעָ֑ן proper name, of a location in hills of Judah Joshua 15:52, Σομα, ᵐ5L Εσαν.

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to support.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for Eshan, as it is a specific Hebrew proper noun referring to a location within the Old Testament context.

Usage: Eshan is mentioned in the context of a geographical location within the tribal allotments of Judah. It appears in the Old Testament as part of a list of towns.

Context: Eshan is identified as a town in the hill country of Judah. It is listed among the cities in the inheritance of the tribe of Judah, as recorded in the Book of Joshua. The specific mention of Eshan is found in Joshua 15:52, where it is included in a catalog of towns situated in the southern part of the hill country. The exact location of Eshan is not definitively known today, and it is not frequently mentioned elsewhere in biblical texts. The name Eshan is thought to be derived from a root meaning "support," which may imply a place of strength or stability, although the precise significance of the name in its historical context remains uncertain.

Forms and Transliterations
וְאֶשְׁעָֽן׃ ואשען׃ veeshAn wə’eš‘ān wə·’eš·‘ān
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Englishman's Concordance
Joshua 15:52
HEB: אֲרַ֥ב וְרוּמָ֖ה וְאֶשְׁעָֽן׃
NAS: Arab and Dumah and Eshan,
KJV: Arab, and Dumah, and Eshean,
INT: Arab and Dumah and Eshan

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 824
1 Occurrence


wə·’eš·‘ān — 1 Occ.















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