Ashan

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Ashan: NET AVS NIV NRSV NASB TEV

a town of Simeon in the western foothills of Judah

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smoke

Google Maps: Ashan (31° 48´, 34° 56´)

Hebrew

Strongs #06228: Nve `Ashan

Ashan = "smoke"

1) a city in the lowland of Judah later mentioned as belonging to Simeon

6228 `Ashan aw-shawn'

the same as 6227; Ashan, a place in Palestine:-Ashan.
see HEBREW for 06227

Ashan [NAVE]

ASHAN, a Levitical city of Judah, later of Simeon, Josh. 15:42; 19:7; 1 Chr. 4:32; 6:59.
See: Ain.

ASHAN [SMITH]

(smoke), a city in the low country of Judah. (Joshua 15:42) In (Joshua 19:7) and 1Chr 4:32 It is mentioned again as belonging to Simeon. It has not yet been identified.

ASHAN [ISBE]

ASHAN - a'-shan (`ashan): An unknown site in the domain of Judah (Josh 15:42), possessed by Simeon (Josh 19:7), and mentioned among the priests' cities in 1 Ch 6:59. (44) = Josh 21:16 (`ayin is a corruption of `ashan). Chorashan (or Borashan), which was probably the site of some reservoir in the Southwest part of Judah (1 Sam 30:30), is the same as Ashan.