Gizon, Gizonite

Designation for Hashem (Jashen, nlt), one of David’s mighty men (1 Chr 11:34). Gizon may have been an ancient Canaanite settlement. Some scholars have emended the text to read “Gunite” (cf. 1 Chr 5:15; 7:13) or “from Gimzo” (cf. 2 Chr 28:18).