Almon
עַלְמוֹןStrong’s H5964almon (al-mon)
Appears in 4 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Almon is the Hebrew word usually translated “alemeth”. It appears in 4 verses of the Old Testament.
“And out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Alemeth with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.”
Meaning
- Almon = "concealed"
- A Benjamite, son of Jehoadah or Jerah and descended from Saul through Jonathan
- A town in Benjamin
- A Benjamite, son of Jehoadah or Jerah and descended from Saul through Jonathan
- A town in Benjamin
How it's translated
- alemeth 3
- and alemeth 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Chronicles 4
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Chronicles 7:8And the sons of Becher; Zemira, and Joash, and Eliezer, and Elioenai, and Omri, and Jerimoth, and Abiah, and Anathoth, and Alameth. All these are the sons of Becher.
- 1 Chronicles 8:36And Ahaz begat Jehoadah; and Jehoadah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza,
- 1 Chronicles 9:42And Ahaz begat Jarah; and Jarah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza;
Hebrew dictionary
עַלְמוֹן almon · Almon
Almon = "concealed" a town in Benjamin allotted to the priests Another name of a.le.met (עָלֶ֫מֶת "Alemeth" H5964G)
עָלֶ֫מֶת alemet · Alemeth
A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.8; son of: Becher (H1071); brother of: Zemirah (H2160), Joash (H3135), Eliezer (H0461I), Elioenai (H0454I), Omri (H6018H), Jeremoth (H3406H), Abijah (H0029K) and Anathoth (H6068H) § Alameth or Alemeth = "covering" 1) a Benjamite, son of Jehoadah or Jerah and descended from Saul through Jonathan 2) a town in Benjamin
עָלֶ֫מֶת alemet · Alemeth
A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.8.36; son of: Jehoaddah (H3085); brother of: Azmaveth (H5820H) and Zimri (H2174H) § Alameth or Alemeth = "covering" 1) a Benjamite, son of Jehoadah or Jerah and descended from Saul through Jonathan 2) a town in Benjamin
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.