ʼÊylôwn — H356

Definition

locative proper noun

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

1. Elon = "terebinth, mighty"
2. Hittite, father-in-law of Esau
3. second son of Zebulun
4. Zebulonite judge of Israel
5. town in Dan

Usually translated as

Elon

Origin

or (shortened) ʼÊlôwn ; or ʼÊylôn ; from H352; oak-grove

• Derived from ʼayil (H352)

Occurrences

ʼÊylôwn occurs 7 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (3), Numbers (1), Joshua (1), Judges (2)

• Genesis 26:34 — And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon (אֵילֹ֖ן) the Hittite:
• Genesis 36:2 — Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of Elon (אֵילוֹן֙) the Hittite, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite;
• Genesis 46:14 — And the sons of Zebulun; Sered, and Elon (וְאֵל֖וֹן), and Jahleel.
• Numbers 26:26 — Of the sons of Zebulun after their families: of Sered, the family of the Sardites: of Elon (לְאֵל֕וֹן), the family of the Elonites: of Jahleel, the family of the Jahleelites.
• Joshua 19:43 — And Elon (וְאֵיל֥וֹן), and Thimnathah, and Ekron,
• Judges 12:11 — And after him Elon (אֵיל֖וֹן), a Zebulonite, judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years.
• Judges 12:12 — And Elon (אֵל֣וֹן) the Zebulonite died, and was buried in Aijalon in the country of Zebulun.