Library Home>All Subjects>A Subjects>Ashan

Ashan

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(smoke). A city in Judah (Josh. 15:42⁴²Libnah, and Ether, and Ashan, (Joshua 15:42)); and Simeon (Josh. 19:7⁷Ain, Remmon, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities and their villages: (Joshua 19:7); 1 Chron. 4:32³²And their villages were, Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities: (1 Chronicles 4:32)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

1. Levitical city in Judah (Josh. 15:42⁴²Libnah, and Ether, and Ashan, (Joshua 15:42); 1 Chron. 6:59⁵⁹And Ashan with her suburbs, and Beth-shemesh with her suburbs: (1 Chronicles 6:59)): not identified.

2. City in Simeon (Josh. 19:7⁷Ain, Remmon, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities and their villages: (Joshua 19:7); 1 Chron. 4:32³²And their villages were, Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities: (1 Chronicles 4:32)). See AIN.

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

6228 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

`Ashan

Phonic:

aw-shawn’

Meaning:

the same as 6227; Ashan, a place in Palestine

KJV Usage:

Ashan

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

smoke

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Smoke; dust; vapor; anger:―a city in Judah [CHORASHAN], Josh. 15:42. {Fumus}