2432. Chilen
Strong's Lexicon
Chilen: Chilion

Original Word: חִילֵן
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Chiylen
Pronunciation: khil-YONE
Phonetic Spelling: (khee-lane')
Definition: Chilion
Meaning: Chilen

Word Origin: Derived from the root חָלָה (chalal), meaning "to be weak" or "to be sick."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for the name Chilion, as it is a specific Hebrew personal name. However, the Greek Septuagint transliterates it as Χελαιών (Chelaiōn).

Usage: Chilion is a personal name found in the Hebrew Bible. It is traditionally understood to mean "pining" or "wasting away," reflecting a sense of frailty or weakness. Chilion is one of the two sons of Elimelech and Naomi, mentioned in the Book of Ruth.

Cultural and Historical Background: Chilion lived during the time of the judges, a period characterized by social and religious upheaval in Israel. His family, originally from Bethlehem in Judah, migrated to Moab due to a famine. This move was significant as it involved leaving the Promised Land and settling among a foreign people with different customs and religious practices. The narrative of Chilion and his family highlights themes of displacement, survival, and the challenges of maintaining faith and identity in a foreign land.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from chul
Definition
a place in Judah
NASB Translation
Hilen (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
חִילֵן proper name, of a location in Judah 1 Chronicles 6:43 = חֹלֹן 2

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Hilen

From chayil; fortress; Chilen, a place in Palestine -- Hilen.

see HEBREW chayil

Forms and Transliterations
חִילֵז֙ חילז chiLez ḥî·lêz ḥîlêz
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Englishman's Concordance
1 Chronicles 6:58
HEB: וְאֶת־ חִילֵז֙ וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֔יהָ
NAS: Hilen with its pasture lands,
KJV: And Hilen with her suburbs, Debir
INT: Hilen pasture Debir

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 2432
1 Occurrence


ḥî·lêz — 1 Occ.















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