ʻÎyôwn — H5859

Definition

locative proper noun

Ijon, a place in Palestine

1. Ijon = "a ruin"
2. a place in the north of Palestine belonging to the tribe of Naphtali

Usually translated as

Ijon

Origin

from H5856; ruin

• Derived from ʻîy (H5856)

Occurrences

ʻÎyôwn occurs 3 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Kings (1), 2 Kings (1), 2 Chronicles (1)

• 1 Kings 15:20 — So Ben-hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of the hosts which he had against the cities of Israel, and smote Ijon (עִיּ֣וֹן), and Dan, and Abel-beth-maachah, and all Cinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali.
• 2 Kings 15:29 — In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon (עִיּ֡וֹן), and Abel-beth-maachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria.
• 2 Chronicles 16:4 — And Ben-hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel; and they smote Ijon (עִיּ֣וֹן), and Dan, and Abel-maim, and all the store cities of Naphtali.