GREEK · G137
Αἰνών
Ainōn — Aenon
Αἰνών, ἡ, indecl. (cf. Heb.עַיִן, a spring), Aenon: Jhn.3:23.† (AS)
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AEnon
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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Historical dictionary entry
Springs, a place near Salim where John baptized (John 3:23). It was probably near the upper source of the Wady Far’ah, an open valley extending from Mount Ebal to the Jordan. It is full of springs. A place has been found called ‘Ainun, four miles north of the springs.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.