אַיָּלוֹן

Strong’s Definition

Ajalon, the name of five places in Palestine

Etymology & Derivation

from H354 (אַיָּל); deer-field;

KJV Usage

Aijalon, Ajalon.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.levitical city in dan, 14 miles or 25 km north-west of jerusalem, later ruled by the amorites, then the benjamites of judah, then by the philistines
• 2.a city of zebulun, site unknown

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ʼAyâlôwn; Pronunciation: ah-yaw-lone'