Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
(famous). A judge of Israel (Judg. 12:8-10).
Concise Bible Dictionary:
A man of Bethlehem, perhaps the city in Zebulon, and if so, he was judge of Israel in the N.E. of the land. He ruled seven years, and had thirty sons and thirty daughters. He was succeeded by Elon a Zebulonite (Judg. 12:8,10-11).
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Meaning:
from the same as 76; splendid; Ibtsan, an Israelite
Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:
their whitness (literally their tin—as white)
Potts’ Bible Proper Names:
Toil; suffering; splendid; beautiful:― a judge of Israel, Judg. 12:8. {Labor}