Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
(bosom of a woman). A Levitical town of Judah (Josh. 15:50; 21:14; 1 Sam. 30:28).
Concise Bible Dictionary:
1. City in the mountains of Judah, given to the Priests (Josh. 15:50; Josh. 21:14; 1 Sam. 30:28; 1 Chron. 6:57). Identified with es Semua, 31° 24' N, 35° 4' E.
2. Son of Ishbah, of the tribe of Judah (1 Chron. 4:17).
3. The Maachathite (1 Chron. 4:19).
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Transliteration:
’Eshtmoa`
Meaning:
or bEshtmowam {esh-tem-o'-ah}; or sEshtmoh {esh-tem-o'}; from 8085 (in the sense of obedience); Eshtemoa or Eshtemoh, a place in Palestine
KJV Usage:
Eshtemoa, Eshtemoh
Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:
I shall cause my own ruin: fire of astonishment: I shall soar aloft
Potts’ Bible Proper Names:
Fame of woman; obedience:―a town in the mountains of Judah assigned to the Levites [ESHTEMOA], Josh. 15:50. {Mulieris fama}