Ishpan

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Ish'pan. (Bald). A Benjamite, one of the family of Shashak.  1 Chronicles 8:22. (B.C. before 588).

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

Ishpan . A Benjamite chief (  1 Chronicles 8:22 ).

Morrish Bible Dictionary

Son of Shashak, a descendant of Benjamin.  1 Chronicles 8:22 .

Holman Bible Dictionary

 1 Chronicles 8:22

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

 1 Chronicles 8:22.

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

(Heb. Yishpan', יַשְׁפָּן, prob. Hid, but Gesenius Bald, Ftrst Strong; Sept. Ι᾿εσφάν, Vulg. Jespham one of the "sons" of Shashak, a Benjamite chief resident at Jerusalem ( 1 Chronicles 8:22). B.C. ante 588. Ish'-tob (Heb.Ish-Tob', אַישׁאּטוֹב , Man Of Tü B [I.E. Good]; Sept. Ι᾿στώβ; Josephus ῎Ιστωβος; Vulg. Ishtob), apparently one of the small kingdoms or states which formed part of the general country of Aram, named with Zobah, Rehob, and Maacah ( 2 Samuel 10:6;  2 Samuel 10:8). In the parallel account of 1 Chronicles 19 Ishtob is omitted. By Josephus (Ant. 7:6, 1) the name is given as that of a king. But though in the ancient versions the name is given as one word, it is probable that the real signification is "the men of Tob" (q.v.), a district mentioned also in connection with Ammon in the records of Jephthah ( Judges 11:35), and again, perhaps, under the shape of Tobie or TUBIENI, in the history of the Maccabees ( 1 Maccabees 5:13;  2 Maccabees 12:17).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ish´pan ( ישׁפן , yishpān , literally, "he will hide"): Descendant of Benjamin, son of Shashak, one of "the chief men, heads of fathers' houses"; lived at Jerusalem (  1 Chronicles 8:22 ).