H3565 H3565
Bor-ashan, a town in southern Judah; variant of Ashan
This place name appears in 1 Samuel 30:30 among the towns that received shares of David's Amalekite spoil while he was based in Ziklag. The name literally means 'pit of smoke' or 'smoking pit,' though BDB suggests the text should read 'Bor Ashan' rather than the common 'Khor Ashan.' This location is likely the same as 'Ashan' mentioned elsewhere in Judah's southern inheritance (Joshua 15:42). David's distribution of plunder to these towns built political loyalty in preparation for his kingship over Judah.
Senses
1. sense 1 — 1 Samuel 30:30 lists Bor-ashan among recipients of David's spoil distribution. The preposition 'in/at' indicates David sent gifts to this location. BDB suggests reading 'Bor' (pit) rather than 'Khor' (furnace), yielding 'pit of smoke.' Multilingual versions transliterate consistently: Spanish 'Bor-Asán,' English/French 'Bor-ashan.' Likely identical to Ashan elsewhere, a Simeonite/Levitical town in Judah's Negeb. The name's etymology ('smoking pit') may indicate volcanic or industrial features. 1×
AR["في-بورِ-عاشانَ"]·ben["বোর-আশানে"]·DE["in-Bor-ashan"]·EN["in-Bor-ashan"]·FR["dans-Bor-ashan"]·heb["ב-בור-עשן"]·HI["बोर-अशन-मेइन"]·ID["di-Bor-Asan"]·IT["in-Bor-ashan"]·jav["ing-Bor-Asan"]·KO["에-보르아샨"]·PT["em-Bor-'Ashan"]·RU["в-Бор-Ашане"]·ES["en-Bor-Asán"]·SW["Borashani"]·TR["-Bor-Aşan'da"]·urd["بور-عشان-میں"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† בּוֹר עָשָׁן (so read for ordinary כור ע׳, v. BD Gn, p. vi. 𝔊 𝔖) n.pr.loc. 1 S 30:30 (smoking pit), in S.W. of Judah; elsewhere עָשָׁן q.v.