Strong's Lexicon dishon: Dishon Original Word: דִּישׂן Word Origin: Derived from the root דּוּשׁ (dush), meaning "to tread" or "to thresh." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for the proper noun "Dishon" as it is a specific name found in the Hebrew genealogies. Usage: The term "Dishon" refers to a specific individual mentioned in the genealogies of the Bible. It is used as a proper noun, identifying a descendant of Seir the Horite. The name itself may carry the connotation of "antelope" or "thresher," reflecting either a characteristic of the individual or a symbolic meaning. Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Near Eastern context, genealogies were crucial for establishing identity, inheritance rights, and tribal affiliations. The Horites, to whom Dishon belonged, were a group of people who lived in the region of Seir before the Edomites. Understanding the genealogical records helps in tracing the movements and relationships of various tribes and peoples in biblical history. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom dush Definition mountain goat (a cermonially clean animal) NASB Translation ibex (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs I. דִּישֹׁן noun [masculine] a clean animal, ᵐ5 πύγαργος compare ᵑ9; hence AV RV & most pygarg, a kind of antelope or gazelle, compare Di Leviticus 11:2f.; perhaps rather mountain-goat, HomNS 391 compare Ethiopic version [ᵑ8̈]; only Deuteronomy 14:5 — (Homl.c. derives from √ דושׁ with kindred meaning of spring, leap & compare Assyrian daššu; so already DlS i. 54). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance An antelope -- pygargFrom duwsh; the leaper, i.e. An antelope -- pygarg. see HEBREW duwsh Forms and Transliterations וְדִישֹׁ֖ן ודישן vediShonLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Deuteronomy 14:5 HEB: וְיַחְמ֑וּר וְאַקּ֥וֹ וְדִישֹׁ֖ן וּתְא֥וֹ וָזָֽמֶר׃ NAS: the wild goat, the ibex, the antelope KJV: and the wild goat, and the pygarg, and the wild ox, INT: the roebuck the wild the ibex the antelope and the mountain 1 Occurrence |