Elon
אֵלוֹןStrong’s H0356elon (e-lon)
Appears in 7 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Elon is the Hebrew word usually translated “elon”. It appears in 7 verses of the Old Testament.
“And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite:”
Meaning
- Hittite, father-in-law of Esau
- Second son of Zebulun
- Zebulonite judge of Israel
- Town in Dan
- Hittite, father-in-law of Esau
- Second son of Zebulun
- Zebulonite judge of Israel
- Town in Dan
- § Elon = "terebinth, mighty"
- Hittite, father-in-law of Esau
- Second son of Zebulun
- Zebulonite judge of Israel
- Town in Dan
How it's translated
- elon 4
- and elon 2
- of elon 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Genesis 3
- Judges 2
- Numbers 1
- Joshua 1
4 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Genesis 36:2Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite;
- Genesis 46:14And the sons of Zebulun; Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel.
- Numbers 26:26Of the sons of Zebulun after their families: of Sered, the family of the Sardites: of Elon, the family of the Elonites: of Jahleel, the family of the Jahleelites.
- Joshua 19:43And Elon, and Thimnathah, and Ekron,
- Judges 12:11And after him Elon, a Zebulonite, judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years.
- Judges 12:12And Elon the Zebulonite died, and was buried in Aijalon in the country of Zebulun.
Hebrew dictionary
אֵלוֹן elon · Elon
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.26.34; father of: Adah (H5711H) § Elon = "terebinth, mighty" 1) Hittite, father-in-law of Esau 2) second son of Zebulun 3) Zebulonite judge of Israel 4) town in Dan
אֵלוֹן elon · Elon
A man of the tribe of Zebulun living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.14; son of: Zebulun (H2074); brother of: Sered (H5624) and Jahleel (H3177) Also named: e.lo.ni (אֵלֹנִי "Elonite" H0440) § Elon = "terebinth, mighty" 1) Hittite, father-in-law of Esau 2) second son of Zebulun 3) Zebulonite judge of Israel 4) town in Dan
אֵלוֹן elon · Elon
§ Elon = "terebinth, mighty" town in Dan
אֵלוֹן elon · Elon
A Judge living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.12.11 § Elon = "terebinth, mighty" 1) Hittite, father-in-law of Esau 2) second son of Zebulun 3) Zebulonite judge of Israel 4) town in Dan
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.