(oak). (1) Son and successor of Baasha on the throne of Israel, B. C. 928-27 (1 Kings 16:8-10). (2) Father of Hosea (2 Kings 15:30; 17:1). (3) A duke of Edom (Gen. 36:41). (4) Father of Solomon’s commissary (1 Kings 4:18). (5) Son of Caleb (1 Chron. 4:15). (6) A chief of Benjamin (1 Chron. 9:8). (7) The Valley in which David slew Goliath (1 Sam. 17:2-19).