Bible Dictionary

Heshmon

The name Heshmon means “a hasty messenger”.

Easton's Bible Dictionary 1897

Fatness, a town in the south of Judah (Josh. 15:27).

Smith's Bible Dictionary 1863

(rich soil), a place named, with others, as lying in the extreme south of Judah. (Joshua 15:27)

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia 1915

hesh'-mon (cheshmon): An unidentified place on the border of Judah toward Edom (Jos 15:27). This may have been the original home of the Hasmoneans.