Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H5859 |
|---|---|
| Word: | עִיוֹן |
| Part of Speech: | Name/l. |
| Etymology: | from H5856 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | Iyown |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | `Iyown (ee-yone') n/l. |
| Meaning: | 1. ruin 2. Ijon, a place in Israel |
| KJV Renderings: | Ijon. |
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עִיוֺן proper name [of a location] Αιν, in Naphtali; — 1Kgs 15:20 = 2Chr 16:4; 2Kgs 15:29 (on 2Sam 24:6 see דָּן a above). Perhaps = Tell Dibbin, on the plateau Merj ±ayyûn (BuhlGeogr. 11, 110), between the Lî‰ânî and the „¹sbânî (Idib. 237 f.)
