Lexical Definition

‎פִּרְעָתוֹן‎ Pirʻâthôwn (pir-aw-thone') Pirathon ^N:N--L
from ‎פַּרְעָה‎; chieftaincy

Pirathon.

• § Pirathon = "princely"
• Pirathon, a place in Palestine

1) a town in Ephraim in the mount of the Amalekite
1a) perhaps modern 'Ferata' located 1.5 miles (2.5 km) south from Jaffa on the road to Nablus

Extended Information

• Pirathon = "princely"
• perhaps modern 'Ferata' located 1.5 miles (2.5 km) south from Jaffa on the road to Nablus
• Also named: pir.a.to.ni (‎פ‎ִּ‎ר‎ְ‎ע‎ָ‎תו‎ֹ‎נ‎ִ‎י‎ "Pirathon" פִּרְעָתוֹנִי)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎פִּרְעָתוֺן‎ proper name, of a location in Ephraim (? = height; compare Sabean proper name ‎יהפרע‎ he makes lofty Os^l.c.); — Judg 12:15, Φαραθωμ, A ᵐ5^L Φρααθων; perhaps modern Far±atâ, approximately 6 miles WSM. from Nablus, compare Buhl^{Geogr. 206} (GASm^Geogr.353 proposes top of Wady Farah northeast from Nablus).

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

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Pirathon • A town in Ephraim, home of several notable Israelites

Pirathon was a town in the hill country of Ephraim, associated with the judge Abdon and two of David's mighty men, Benaiah and Hiddai.

• A location first mentioned at Jdg.12.15;
• referred to as Pirathon פִּרְעָתוֹן, or Pirathon or Pirathonite פִּרְעָתוֹנִי.
  

Pirathon was a town located in the hill country of Ephraim, in the territory allocated to the tribe of Ephraim. It is mentioned in the Bible as the hometown of several notable Israelites. Abdon, one of the judges of Israel, was from Pirathon (Judg. 12:13, 15). He judged Israel for eight years and was buried in Pirathon (Judg. 12:14-15). Two of David's mighty men, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada and Hiddai (or Hurai) of the brooks of Gaash, were also from Pirathon (2 Sam. 23:30; 1 Chr. 11:31; 27:14). Benaiah, in particular, was a highly esteemed warrior who commanded the Cherethites and Pelethites, and later supported Solomon's claim to the throne (2 Sam. 8:18; 1 Kgs. 1:8, 38, 44). The repeated mention of Pirathon as the hometown of these significant figures suggests that it was a place of some importance during the period of the judges and the early monarchy.

All entries for Pirathon: פִּרְעָתוֹן ☩ פִּרְעָתוֹנִי