Lexical Definition

‎חֹלוֹן‎ Chôlôwn (kho-lone') Holon ^N:N--L
or (shortened) חֹלֹן Chôlôn (kholone'); probably from ‎חוֹל‎; sandy

Holon.

• § Holon = "sandy"
• Cholon, the name of two places in Palestine

1) a town in the mountains of Judah given to the priests
2) a city of Moab; site unknown

Extended Information

• Holon = "sandy"
• Also named: chi.len (‎ח‎ִ‎יל‎ֵ‎ן‎ "Hilen" חִילֵן)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎חֹלוֺן‎, ‎חֹלֹן‎

proper name, of a location 1. in Moab ‎חֹלוֺן‎ Jer 48:21 (ᵐ5 Ξελων), Ξαιλων).

2. in Judah ‎חֹלֹן‎ Josh 15:51 (ᵐ5 Ξαλου, ᵐ5^L Ξειλου); priestly city Josh 21:15 (ᵐ5 Γελλα, ᵐ5^L Ιλων) = ‎חֹילֵן‎ 1Chr 6:43* (ᵐ5^L Ξελων).

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Holon_1 • Levitical city in the hill country of Judah

Holon, a Levitical city in Judah's hill country, also called Hilen.

• A location first mentioned at Jos.15.51;
• referred to as Holon חֹלוֹן, or Hilen חִילֵן.
  

Holon was a town located in the hill country of Judah that was assigned to the Levites (Joshua 15:51; 21:15). In 1 Chronicles 6:58, it is referred to as Hilen. The exact location is uncertain, but it may be identified with the ruins of Beit 'Alam. As a Levitical city, Holon would have been inhabited by the priestly tribe of Levi who were responsible for the religious duties in Israel.

All entries for Holon or Hilen: חֹלוֹן ☩ חִילֵן