(hardness), one of the towns on the boundary of the tribe of Issachar, (Joshua 19:20) which with its suburbs was allotted to the Gershonite Levites. (Joshua 21:28) Authorized Version Kishon.
hardness; soreness ...
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
Hardness, a city of Issachar assigned to the Gershonite Levites (Josh. 19:20), the same as Kishon (2...
Easton's Bible Dictionary