אֵלוֹן

e.lonProper Noun (Masculine)H0356

Elon

From: or (shortened) אֵלוֹן ; or אֵילֹן ; from H352 (אַיִל); oak-grove;

Short Definition

Elon, the name of a place in Palestine, and also of one Hittite, two Israelites

Full Lexicon Entry

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at ; father of: Adah (H5711H) § Elon = "terebinth, mighty" 1) Hittite, father-in-law of ) second son of Zebulun 3) Zebulonite judge of Israel 4) town in Dan

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology N:N-M-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

7 times

Appears 7 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Genesis
3
Judges
2
Joshua
1
Numbers
1

Key Passages

  • Genesis 26:34
  • Genesis 36:2
  • Genesis 46:14
  • Judges 12:11
  • Judges 12:12

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.