diklah Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
diklah in Smith's Bible Dictionary
(palm grove). #Ge 10:27; 1Ch 1:21| a son of Joktan, whose settlements, in common with those of the other sons of Joktan, must be looked for in Arabia. It is thought that Diklah is a part of Arabia containing many palm trees.
diklah in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
DIK'LAH (palm tree), a son of Joktan, Gen 10:27; 1 Chr 1:21, who settled a district in Arabia abounding in palm trees; probably Yemen, in southern Arabia.
diklah in Fausset's Bible Dictionary
(dihk' lah) Personal name apparently meaning, "date palm." Grandson of Eber (Genesis 10:27). He was apparently the original ancestor of a tribe in Arabia which settled in an oasis where dates were grown, but nothing more is known of him.