Pirʻâthôwn — H6552

Definition

locative proper noun

Pirathon, a place in Palestine

1. Pirathon = "princely"
2. a town in Ephraim in the mount of the Amalekite
1. perhaps modern 'Ferata' located 1.5 miles (2.5 km) south from Jaffa on the road to Nablus

Usually translated as

Pirathon

Origin

from H6546; chieftaincy

• Derived from Parʻâh (H6546)

Occurrences

Pirʻâthôwn occurs 1 time in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Judges (1)

• Judges 12:15 — And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon (בְּפִרְעָתוֹן֙) in the land of Ephraim, in the mount of the Amalekites.