Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
(drawn out). Son of Joktan (Gen. 10:26; 1 Chron. 1:20).
Concise Bible Dictionary:
Son of Joktan, of the family of Shem (Gen. 10:26; 1 Chron. 1:20). His descendants have been traced to Southern Arabia, where the tribe of Shelif or Shulaf has been found.
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Meaning:
from 8025; extract; Sheleph, a son of Jokthan
Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:
a drawing out
Potts’ Bible Proper Names:
To draw out; extract:―son of Joktan, Gen. 10:26. {Exhaurire}