4584. Maon

Strong's Lexicon

Maon: Maon

Original Word: מָעוֹן
Part of Speech: proper name; location; masculine; of a people
Transliteration: Maon
Pronunciation: mah-OWN
Phonetic Spelling: (maw-ohn')
Definition: Maon
Meaning: Maon

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from un
Definition
"habitation," a place in Judah, also a man of Judah, also an enemy of Isr.
NASB Translation
Maon (7), Maonites (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

II. מָעוֺן proper name

1. location in Judah Joshua 15:55 (P), 1 Samuel 25:2 (ᵐ5 Μααν, Μαων), now Ma`în (Buhl^{Geogr. 163 and references}), 8 miles south of Hebron; hence ׳מִדְבַּר מ 1 Samuel 23:24,25 (twice in verse), so read also 1 Samuel 25:1 (for ᵑ0 פארן) ᵐ5 Th We Dr Bu Klo Kit Löhr; compare

2. masculine in Judah 1 Chronicles 2:45 (twice in verse), ᵐ5 Μεων, Μαων.

3. of a people Judges 10:12 named with Sidonians and Amalek as ancient foes of Israel; possibly intended by writer as = מְעוּנִים q. v.; many read מִדְיָן (ᵐ5^{B A} ᵐ5^L Μαδιαμ); see GFM. — מְעוֺן see בֵּית בַּעַל מְעוֺן; 1 Chronicles 4:41 see מְעוּנִים.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Maon, Maonites

The same as ma'own; a residence; Maon, the name of an Israelite and of a place in Palestine -- Maon, Maonites. Compare Beyth Ba'al m'own, m'uwniy.

see HEBREW ma'own

see HEBREW Beyth Ba'al m'own

see HEBREW m'uwniy

Forms and Transliterations

בְּמָע֜וֹן במעון וּמָע֔וֹן וּמָע֖וֹן ומעון מָע֑וֹן מָע֥וֹן ׀ מָעֽוֹן׃ מָעוֹן֙ מעון מעון׃ bə·mā·‘ō·wn bəmā‘ōwn bemaon mā‘ōwn mā·‘ō·wn maon ū·mā·‘ō·wn ūmā‘ōwn umaon

Englishman's Concordance

Joshua 15:55
HEB: מָע֥וֹן ׀ כַּרְמֶ֖ל וָזִ֥יף
NAS: Maon, Carmel and Ziph
KJV: Maon, Carmel, and Ziph,
INT: Maon Carmel and Ziph

Judges 10:12
HEB: וְצִידוֹנִ֤ים וַֽעֲמָלֵק֙ וּמָע֔וֹן לָחֲצ֖וּ אֶתְכֶ֑ם
NAS: the Amalekites and the Maonites oppressed
KJV: also, and the Amalekites, and the Maonites, did oppress
INT: the Sidonians the Amalekites and the Maonites oppressed cried

1 Samuel 23:24
HEB: וַאֲנָשָׁ֜יו בְּמִדְבַּ֤ר מָעוֹן֙ בָּעֲרָבָ֔ה אֶ֖ל
NAS: were in the wilderness of Maon, in the Arabah
KJV: [were] in the wilderness of Maon, in the plain
INT: and his men the wilderness of Maon the Arabah to

1 Samuel 23:25
HEB: וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב בְּמִדְבַּ֣ר מָע֑וֹן וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע שָׁא֔וּל
NAS: in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul
KJV: in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul
INT: and stayed the wilderness of Maon heard Saul

1 Samuel 23:25
HEB: דָוִ֖ד מִדְבַּ֥ר מָעֽוֹן׃
NAS: David in the wilderness of Maon.
KJV: David in the wilderness of Maon.
INT: David the wilderness of Maon

1 Samuel 25:2
HEB: וְאִ֨ישׁ בְּמָע֜וֹן וּמַעֲשֵׂ֣הוּ בַכַּרְמֶ֗ל
NAS: Now [there was] a man in Maon whose business
KJV: And [there was] a man in Maon, whose possessions
INT: now a man Maon business Carmel

1 Chronicles 2:45
HEB: וּבֶן־ שַׁמַּ֖י מָע֑וֹן וּמָע֖וֹן אֲבִ֥י
NAS: of Shammai was Maon, and Maon
KJV: of Shammai [was] Maon: and Maon
INT: the son of Shammai was Maon and Maon the father

1 Chronicles 2:45
HEB: שַׁמַּ֖י מָע֑וֹן וּמָע֖וֹן אֲבִ֥י בֵֽית־
NAS: was Maon, and Maon [was] the father
KJV: [was] Maon: and Maon [was] the father
INT: of Shammai was Maon and Maon the father of Bethzur

8 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4584
8 Occurrences

bə·mā·‘ō·wn — 1 Occ.
mā·‘ō·wn — 5 Occ.
ū·mā·‘ō·wn — 2 Occ.