257. halón

Lexicon

halón: Threshing floor

Original Word: ἁλών
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: halón
Pronunciation: hah-LONE
Phonetic Spelling: (hal'-ohn)
Definition: Threshing floor
Meaning: a threshing-floor.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

floor.

Probably from the base of heilisso; a threshing-floor (as rolled hard), i.e. (figuratively) the grain (and chaff, as just threshed) -- floor.

see GREEK heilisso

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from halós (a threshing floor)
Definition
a threshing floor
NASB Translation
threshing floor (2).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 257: ἅλων

ἅλων, (ωνος, ἡ (in the Sept. also ὁ, cf. Ruth 3:2; Job 39:12), equivalent to ἡ ἅλως, genitive ἅλω, a ground-plot or threshing-floor, i. e., a place in the field itself, made hard after the harvest by a roller, where the grain was threshed out: Matthew 3:12; Luke 3:17. In both these passages, by metonymy of the container for the thing contained, ἅλων is the heap of grain, the flooring, already indeed threshed out, but still mixed with chaff and straw, like Hebrew גֹּרֶן, Ruth 3:2; Job 39:12 (the Sept. in each place ἅλωνα); (others adhere to the primary meaning. Used by Aristotle, de vent. 3, Works, 2:973{a} 14).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: From the root of ἁλήθω (halēthō), meaning "to tread" or "to thresh."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H1637 גֹּרֶן (goren): A threshing floor, used in various Old Testament passages to describe the place where grain is threshed.
- H1786 דָּיֵק (dayeq): A term related to threshing, though less commonly used, it refers to the act of threshing or the threshing floor itself.

These Hebrew terms provide a foundation for understanding the cultural and religious significance of the threshing floor in biblical times, paralleling the Greek concept of ἁλών.

Usage: The term ἁλών is used in the New Testament to refer to a physical location where agricultural processes, specifically threshing, take place. It is a place where harvested grain is separated from the chaff.

Context: The Greek word ἁλών (halōn) appears in the context of agricultural practices in ancient times. A threshing floor was a critical component of agrarian life, serving as the site where harvested grain was processed. The process involved spreading the sheaves on the floor and then using animals or tools to separate the edible grain from the husks and straw. This was followed by winnowing, where the lighter chaff was blown away by the wind, leaving the heavier grain behind.

In biblical literature, the threshing floor is often used symbolically to represent judgment and purification. The separation of grain from chaff is analogous to the separation of the righteous from the wicked. This imagery is evident in various scriptural passages, where the threshing floor becomes a metaphor for divine judgment.

For example, in the Berean Standard Bible, the concept of threshing is used to illustrate the work of the Messiah: "His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather His wheat into the barn, but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire" (Matthew 3:12, BSB). This passage highlights the dual role of the threshing floor as a place of gathering and destruction, reflecting the ultimate sorting of humanity.

The threshing floor also holds historical and religious significance in the Old Testament, such as the site where David built an altar to the Lord (2 Samuel 24:18-25). This location later became the site of Solomon's Temple, underscoring the threshing floor's role as a place of divine encounter and worship.

Forms and Transliterations

άλω άλων αλωνα άλωνα ἅλωνα άλωνας άλωνες άλωνι άλωνος άλωνός alona alōna halona halōna hálona hálōna

Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 3:12 N-AFS
GRK: διακαθαριεῖ τὴν ἅλωνα αὐτοῦ καὶ
NAS: and He will thoroughly clear His threshing floor; and He will gather
KJV: his floor, and
INT: he will clear the threshing floor of him and

Luke 3:17 N-AFS
GRK: διακαθᾶραι τὴν ἅλωνα αὐτοῦ καὶ
NAS: to thoroughly clear His threshing floor, and to gather
KJV: his floor, and
INT: he will clear the threshing floor of him and

Strong's Greek 257
2 Occurrences

ἅλωνα — 2 Occ.