356. Elon

Lexicon

Elon: Elon

Original Word: אֵילוֹן
Part of Speech: Proper Name
Transliteration: Eylown
Pronunciation: ay-LONE
Phonetic Spelling: (ay-lone')
Definition: Elon
Meaning: Elon

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Elon

Or (shortened);Elown {ay-lone'}; or Eylon {ay- lone'}; from 'ayil; oak-grove; Elon, the name of a place in Palestine, and also of one Hittite, two Israelites -- Elon.

see HEBREW 'ayil

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from ayil
Definition
"terebinth," an Isr. name, also a Hittite, also a city in Dan
NASB Translation
Elon (7).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

II. אֵלוֺן proper name, masculine (= id. compare אֵלָה proper name)

1 a son of Zebulun Genesis 46:14; Numbers 26:26.

2 אֵילֹן Genesis 26:34; אֵיִלוֺן Genesis 36:2 a Hittite, father-in-law of Esau.

3 אֵילוֺן Judges 12:11,12 a judge of Israel, of tribe of Zebulun

4. proper name, of a location אֵילוֺן Joshua 19:43 a town of Dan; so 1 Kings 4:9 (where read ׳וּבֵית ח ׳א Th Klo).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root word אַיִל (ayil), meaning "terebinth" or "oak."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for the Hebrew name Elon, as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew Bible and does not have a direct Greek equivalent in the New Testament.

Usage: The name Elon appears in the Hebrew Bible as a personal name for several individuals. It is used primarily in the context of genealogies and historical narratives.

Context: • Elon the Zebulunite: Elon is mentioned as one of the judges of Israel. He served as a judge for ten years and was buried in Aijalon in the land of Zebulun. His tenure is noted in the Book of Judges: "After him, Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel, and he judged Israel ten years. Then Elon the Zebulunite died and was buried in Aijalon in the land of Zebulun" (Judges 12:11-12, BSB).

• Elon the Hittite: Elon is also the name of a Hittite, the father of Basemath, one of Esau's wives. This connection is found in the genealogical records of Esau's family: "Esau took his wives from the daughters of Canaan: Adah daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Oholibamah daughter of Anah, daughter of Zibeon the Hivite" (Genesis 36:2, BSB).

• Elon the Son of Zebulun: Elon is listed as one of the sons of Zebulun, a patriarchal figure in the tribal history of Israel. This reference is found in the genealogical records of the tribes of Israel: "The sons of Zebulun: Sered, Elon, and Jahleel" (Genesis 46:14, BSB).

Forms and Transliterations

אֵיל֖וֹן אֵילֹ֖ן אֵילוֹן֙ אילון אילן וְאֵיל֥וֹן וְאֵל֖וֹן ואילון ואלון לְאֵל֕וֹן לאלון ’ê·lō·wn ’ê·lōn ’êlōn ’êlōwn eiLon lə’êlōwn lə·’ê·lō·wn leeLon veeiLon veeLon wə’êlōwn wə·’ê·lō·wn

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 26:34
HEB: בָּ֣שְׂמַ֔ת בַּת־ אֵילֹ֖ן הַֽחִתִּֽי׃
NAS: the daughter of Elon the Hittite;
KJV: the daughter of Elon the Hittite:
INT: and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite

Genesis 36:2
HEB: עָדָ֗ה בַּת־ אֵילוֹן֙ הַֽחִתִּ֔י וְאֶת־
NAS: the daughter of Elon the Hittite,
KJV: the daughter of Elon the Hittite,
INT: Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite and Oholibamah

Genesis 46:14
HEB: זְבוּלֻ֑ן סֶ֥רֶד וְאֵל֖וֹן וְיַחְלְאֵֽל׃
NAS: Sered and Elon and Jahleel.
KJV: Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel.
INT: of Zebulun Sered and Elon and Jahleel

Numbers 26:26
HEB: מִשְׁפַּ֙חַת֙ הַסַּרְדִּ֔י לְאֵל֕וֹן מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הָאֵלֹנִ֑י
NAS: of the Seredites; of Elon, the family
KJV: of the Sardites: of Elon, the family
INT: the family of the Seredites of Elon the family of the Elonites

Joshua 19:43
HEB: וְאֵיל֥וֹן וְתִמְנָ֖תָה וְעֶקְרֽוֹן׃
NAS: and Elon and Timnah and Ekron,
KJV: And Elon, and Thimnathah, and Ekron,
INT: and Elon and Timnah and Ekron

Judges 12:11
HEB: אֶת־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֵיל֖וֹן הַזְּבֽוּלֹנִ֑י וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֥ט
NAS: Now Elon the Zebulunite judged
KJV: And after him Elon, a Zebulonite,
INT: after Israel now Elon the Zebulunite judged

6 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 356
6 Occurrences

’ê·lōn — 3 Occ.
lə·’ê·lō·wn — 1 Occ.
wə·’ê·lō·wn — 1 Occ.
wə·’ê·lō·wn — 1 Occ.