Lexical Definition

‎מָעוֹן‎ Mâʻôwn (maw-ohn') Maon ^N:N--L
the same as ‎מָעוֹן‎; a residence

Maon, Maonites. Compare ‎בֵּית בַּעַל מְעוֹן‎, ‎מְעוּנִי‎.

• § Maon or Maonites = "habitation"
• Maon, the name of an Israelite and of a place in Palestine

n pr m
1) a man of Judah
2) the inhabitants of the city of Maon
n pr loc
3) a city of Judah located 8 miles south of Hebron

Extended Information

• A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.2.45
• son of: Shammai (שַׁמַּי)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

II. ‎מָעוֺן‎ proper name

1. location in Judah Josh 15:55 (P), 1Sam 25:2 (ᵐ5 Μααν, Μαων), now Ma`în (Buhl^{Geogr. 163 and references}), 8 miles south of Hebron; hence ‎׳‎‎מִדְבַּר מ‎ 1Sam 23:24; 1Sam 23:25 (twice in verse), so read also 1Sam 25:1 (for ᵑ0 ‎פארן‎) ᵐ5 Th We Dr Bu Klo Kit Löhr; compare

2. masculine in Judah 1Chr 2:45 (twice in verse), ᵐ5 Μεων, Μαων.

3. of a people Judg 10:12 named with Sidonians and Amalek as ancient foes of Israel; possibly intended by writer as = ‎מְעוּנִים‎ q. v.; many read ‎מִדְיָן‎ (ᵐ5^{B A} ᵐ5^L Μαδιαμ); see GFM. — ‎מְעוֺן‎ see ‎בֵּית בַּעַל‎ ‎מְעוֺן‎; 1Chr 4:41 see ‎מְעוּנִים‎.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Son of Shammai • Son of Shammai, a descendant of Caleb.

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Maon, a son of Shammai, was a descendant of Caleb (1Ch.2.45,45).

• A man from the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.2.45;
• only referred to as Maon מָעוֹן;
• a son of Shammai שַׁמַּי;
• founder of Beth-zur בֵּית צוּר.

Maon was a descendant of Caleb, the son of Hezron, from the tribe of Judah. He was the son of Shammai and is mentioned in the genealogy of Caleb's descendants (1 Chronicles 2:45).

All entries for Maon: מָעוֹן

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• Shammai (father)
• town|Beth-zur (child)