za'-a-van (za`-awan, meaning unknown): A Horite descendant of Seir (Ge 36:27;1Ch 1:42). In 1 Chronicles, Lucian has Zauan = Samaritan z-w-`-n i.e. Zaw`an, from a root meaning "to tremble," "fear" (see..., BDB). King James Version has "Zavan" in 1 Chronicles.
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