מָעוֹן

Strong’s Definition

Maon, the name of an Israelite and of a place in Palestine

Etymology & Derivation

the same as H4583 (מָעוֹן); a residence;

KJV Usage

Maon, Maonites. Compare H1010 (בֵּית בַּעַל מְעוֹן), H4586 (מְעוּנִי)lemma מְעוּנָי third vowel, corrected to מְעוּנִי.

Detailed Definition

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

• 1.(n pr m) a man of judah
• 2.the inhabitants of the city of maon
• 3.(n pr loc) a city of judah located 8 miles south of hebron

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Mâʻôwn; Pronunciation: maw-ohn'

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