Lexical Definition
אֵילוֹן ʼÊylôwn (ay-lone') Elon N:N-M-P
or (shortened) אֵלוֹן ʼÊlôwn (ay-lone') ; or אֵילֹן ʼÊylôn (ay-lone') ; from אַיִל; oak-grove
Elon.
- § Elon = "terebinth, mighty"
- Elon, the name of a place in Palestine, and also of one Hittite, two Israelites
1) Hittite, father-in-law of Esau
2) second son of Zebulun
3) Zebulonite judge of Israel
4) town in Dan
Usage: 4 forms in 9 verses
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Ελών | Aelon | LXX.Deut.2.8 |
| Aijalon | LXX.1Chr.6.69 | |
| Ajalon | LXX.Josh.19.42 | |
| Elon | LXX.1Kgs.4.9 | |
| Ελώμ | of Elon | LXX.Gen.26.34 • LXX.Gen.36.2 |
| Αλλών | Elon | LXX.Gen.46.14 • LXX.Num.26.26 |
| Αλλωνεί | Elonites | LXX.Num.26.26 |
Brown-Driver-Briggs
II. אֵלוֺן proper name, masculine (= id. compare אֵלָה proper name)
1. a son of Zebulun Gen 46:14; Num 26:26.
2. אֵילֹן Gen 26:34 אֵיִלוֺן Gen 36:2 a Hittite, father-in-law of Esau.
3. אֵילוֺן Judg 12:11; Judg 12:12 a judge of Israel, of tribe of Zebulun
4. proper name, of a location אֵילוֺן Josh 19:43 a town of Dan; so 1Kgs 4:9 (where read ׳וּבֵית ח ׳א Th Klo).
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 26:34 · 36:2 · 46:14 |
| Numbers | 26:26 |
| Joshua | 19:43 |
| Judges | 12:11 · 12:12 |
| 1 Kings | 4:9 |