(Hemʹdan) [Desirable].

One of the sons of Dishon, who was a son of Seir the Horite. (Ge 36:20, 21, 26) The Horites were the original inhabitants of the mountainous regions of Seir until dispossessed by the descendants of Esau. (De 2:12, 21, 22) His name is variously rendered at 1 Chronicles 1:41 as “Hemdan” (NW), “Amram” (KJ), “Hamram” (Dy), and “Hamran” (AS, RS).