HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5859
עִיּוֹן
iy.yon — Ijon
Ijon = "a ruin" a place in the north of Palestine belonging to the tribe of Naphtali Also named: dan ya.an (יַעַן "Jaan" H1842)
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Ijon
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1842
יַעַן
dan ya.an — Jaan
Dan-jaan = "purposeful judgment" a place in Palestine and existence perhaps doubtful Another name of iy.yon (עִיּוֹן "Ijon" H5859)
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A ruin, a city of Naphtali, captured by Ben-hadad of Syria at the instance of Asa (1 Kings 15:20), and afterwards by Tiglath-pileser of Assyria (2 Kings 15:29) in the reign of Pekah; now el-Khiam.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.