Alvan
עַלְיָן, עַלְוָן Strong’s H5935alvan (al-van)
Appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Alvan is the Hebrew word usually translated “alvan” and “alyan”. It appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
“And the children of Shobal were these; Alvan, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.”
Meaning
- A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.23
How it's translated
- alvan 1
- alyan 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Genesis 1
- 1 Chronicles 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Hebrew dictionary
עַלְיָן, עַלְוָן alvan · Alvan
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.23; son of: Shobal (H7732); brother of: Manahath (H4506B), Ebal (H5858B), Shepho (H8195) and Onam (H0208) § Alian or Alvan = "tall" a Horite, son of Shobal
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.