Lexical Definition

‎כַּבּוֹן‎ Kabbôwn (kab-bone') Cabbon ^N:N--L
from an unused root meaning to heap up; hilly

Cabbon.

• § Cabbon = "the builder"
• Cabon, a place in Palestine

1) a town in the low country of Judah

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎כַּבּוֺן‎ proper name, of a location in Judah Josh 15:40 possibly = following, ᵐ5 Ξαβρα, ᵐ5^L Ξαββω.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

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Cabbon • Town in Judah's lowlands

Cabbon was a town in the lowlands of Judah.

• A location near Eglon עֶגְלוֹן only mentioned at Jos.15.40;
• only referred to as Cabbon כַּבּוֹן.
  

Cabbon was a town located in the Shephelah, or lowlands, of Judah (Joshua 15:40). It is mentioned only once in the Bible, in the list of towns allotted to the tribe of Judah during the division of the Promised Land under Joshua. No other details are provided about Cabbon's history, size, or significance. Its exact location is unknown, but it was likely situated in the western foothills of Judah, near the border with the coastal plain.

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