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Zethan

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2133

זֵיתָן

ze.tan — Zethan

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.10; son of: Bilhan (H1092H); brother of: Jeush (H3266H), Benjamin (H1144H), Ehud (H0164H), Chenaanah (H3668H), Tarshish (H8659I) and Ahishahar (H0300) § Zethan = "olive" a Benjamite of the sons of Bilhan

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H300

אֲחִישָׁ֑חַר

a.chi.sha.char — Ahishahar

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.10; son of: Bilhan (H1092H); brother of: Jeush (H3266H), Benjamin (H1144H), Ehud (H0164H), Chenaanah (H3668H), Zethan (H2133) and Tarshish (H8659I) § Ahishahar = "my brother is dawn" or "brother of the dawn" a Benjamite

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Historical dictionary entry

A Benjamite (1 Chr. 7:10).

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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