Quick Definition
Eshban
Biblical Persons & Places
Eshban
Edomite living at the time of the Patriarchs
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.26;
only referred to as Eshban (אֶשְׁבָּן);
son of Dishon;
a brother of Hemdan, Ithran and Cheran.
Strong's Definition
Eshban, an Idumaean
Derivation: probably from the same as H7644 (שֶׁבְנָא); vigorous;
KJV Usage: Eshban.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Eshban = "fire of discernment"
1) an chief of Edom
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
אֶשְׁבָּן (esh.ban) — Eshban. A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.26; son of: Dishon (H1787); brother of: Hemdan (H2533), Ithran (H3506) and Cheran (H3763) § Eshban = "fire of discernment" an chief of Edom
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
אֶשְׁבָּן n.pr.m. a chief of Edom base