4411. malon

Lexicon

malon: Lodging place, inn

Original Word: מָלוֹן
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: malown
Pronunciation: mah-LOHN
Phonetic Spelling: (maw-lone')
Definition: Lodging place, inn
Meaning: a lodgment, caravanserai, encampment

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

inn, place where

From luwn; a lodgment, i.e. Caravanserai or encampment -- inn, place where...lodge, lodging (place).

see HEBREW luwn

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from lun
Definition
a lodging place, inn, khan
NASB Translation
lodging place (8).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

מָלוֺן noun masculine lodging-place, inn, khan; — absolute ׳מ Genesis 42:27 5t.; construct מְלוֺן 2 Kings 19:23; Jeremiah 9:1; — lodging-place, inn, khan (?) Genesis 42:27; Genesis 43:21; Exodus 4:24; אֹרְתִים ׳מְ Jeremiah 9:1; = camp (of Israel) for a night, Joshua 4:3 ( + לין), Joshua 4:8; of Assyrians Isaiah 10:29; figurative מְלוֺן קִצֹּה֯ 2 Kings 19:23, i.e. its (Lebanon's) remotest camping-ground, hyperb. of Assyrian conquest; so read probably in "" Isaiah 37:24 for ᵑ0 ׳מְרוֺם ק, compare Di Du Kit Che^Hpt.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root verb לִין (lin), which means "to lodge" or "to pass the night."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G2646 (καταλύμα): This Greek term is often translated as "inn" or "lodging place," similar to מָלוֹן in its function as a place for travelers to stay.
• G3925 (παρεμβολή): While primarily meaning "camp" or "encampment," this term can also relate to the concept of a temporary dwelling or resting place, akin to the Hebrew מָלוֹן.

Usage: The term מָלוֹן appears in various contexts within the Hebrew Bible, often describing a place where travelers or groups would stop to rest overnight. It is used both literally, as a physical location, and metaphorically, to describe a temporary state or condition.

Context: מָלוֹן (malon) is a noun that signifies a lodging place or encampment, commonly used in the context of travel in ancient times. In the biblical narrative, it often describes a place where individuals or groups would stop for the night during a journey. This term is found in several passages, illustrating its use in different scenarios:

• Genesis 42:27 (BSB): "At the place where they lodged for the night, one of them opened his sack to feed his donkey, and he saw his silver in the mouth of the sack." Here, מָלוֹן is used to describe the location where Joseph's brothers stopped during their journey to Egypt.

• Exodus 4:24 (BSB): "Now at a lodging place along the way, the LORD confronted Moses and was about to kill him." In this passage, מָלוֹן refers to the place where Moses and his family stopped, highlighting its role as a significant setting for divine encounters.

• Joshua 4:3 (BSB): "and command them, ‘Take up for yourselves twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan, from the place where the priests’ feet stood firm, and carry them over with you and set them down in the lodging place where you will spend the night.’” Here, מָלוֹן is used to describe the encampment where the Israelites stayed after crossing the Jordan River.

The concept of מָלוֹן reflects the nomadic lifestyle of ancient peoples, emphasizing the importance of temporary shelters during long journeys. It also serves as a metaphor for the transient nature of life and the need for rest and refuge.

Forms and Transliterations

בַּמָּל֑וֹן בַּמָּל֕וֹן במלון הַמָּל֔וֹן הַמָּל֗וֹן המלון מְל֣וֹן מְלוֹן֙ מָל֣וֹן מלון bam·mā·lō·wn bammaLon bammālōwn ham·mā·lō·wn hammaLon hammālōwn mā·lō·wn maLon mālōwn mə·lō·wn meLon məlōwn

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 42:27
HEB: מִסְפּ֛וֹא לַחֲמֹר֖וֹ בַּמָּל֑וֹן וַיַּרְא֙ אֶת־
NAS: fodder at the lodging place, he saw
KJV: provender in the inn, he espied
INT: fodder his donkey the lodging saw his money

Genesis 43:21
HEB: בָ֣אנוּ אֶל־ הַמָּל֗וֹן וַֽנִּפְתְּחָה֙ אֶת־
NAS: we came to the lodging place, that we opened
KJV: And it came to pass, when we came to the inn, that we opened
INT: came to the lodging opened our sacks

Exodus 4:24
HEB: וַיְהִ֥י בַדֶּ֖רֶךְ בַּמָּל֑וֹן וַיִּפְגְּשֵׁ֣הוּ יְהוָ֔ה
NAS: Now it came about at the lodging place on the way
KJV: And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD
INT: came the way the lodging met the LORD

Joshua 4:3
HEB: וְהִנַּחְתֶּ֣ם אוֹתָ֔ם בַּמָּל֕וֹן אֲשֶׁר־ תָּלִ֥ינוּ
NAS: with you and lay them down in the lodging place where
KJV: with you, and leave them in the lodging place, where ye shall lodge
INT: you and leave the lodging you will lodge

Joshua 4:8
HEB: עִמָּם֙ אֶל־ הַמָּל֔וֹן וַיַּנִּח֖וּם שָֽׁם׃
NAS: and they carried them over with them to the lodging place and put them down
KJV: and carried them over with them unto the place where they lodged, and laid them down
INT: with them the lodging down there

2 Kings 19:23
HEB: בְּרֹשָׁ֔יו וְאָב֙וֹאָה֙ מְל֣וֹן קִצֹּ֔ה יַ֖עַר
NAS: its farthest lodging place, its thickest
KJV: thereof: and I will enter into the lodgings of his borders,
INT: cypresses entered lodging farthest forest

Isaiah 10:29
HEB: מַעְבָּרָ֔ה גֶּ֖בַע מָל֣וֹן לָ֑נוּ חָֽרְדָה֙
NAS: [saying], Geba will be our lodging place. Ramah
KJV: the passage: they have taken up their lodging at Geba;
INT: the pass Geba will be our lodging is terrified Ramah

Jeremiah 9:2
HEB: יִתְּנֵ֣נִי בַמִּדְבָּ֗ר מְלוֹן֙ אֹֽרְחִ֔ים וְאֶֽעֶזְבָה֙
NAS: A wayfarers' lodging place; That I might leave
KJV: I had in the wilderness a lodging place of wayfaring men;
INT: had the desert lodging A wayfarers' leave

8 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4411
8 Occurrences

bam·mā·lō·wn — 3 Occ.
ham·mā·lō·wn — 2 Occ.
mā·lō·wn — 1 Occ.
mə·lō·wn — 2 Occ.