Easton's Bible Dictionary Fertile; light soil, a city somewhere "in the wilderness" of Judah (Joshua 15:62), probably near Engedi. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia NIBSHAN nib'-shan (ha-nibhshan; Codex Vaticanus Naphlazon; Codex Alexandrinus Nebsan): A city in the Judean wilderness named between Secacah and the City of Salt (Joshua 15:62). Eusebius, Onomasticon, knows the place but gives no clue to its identification. The site has not been recovered. Wellhausen suggests the emendation of nibhshan to kibhshan, "furnace" (Proleg. 2,344).

Multi-Version Concordance Nibshan (1 Occurrence) Joshua 15:62 Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En Gedi; six cities with their villages. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)