HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4584
מָעוֹן
ma.on — Maon
§ Maon or Maonites = "habitation" a city of Judah located 8 miles south of Hebron
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Maon
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8060
שַׁמַּי
sham.may — Shammai
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.2.28; son of: Onam (H0208H); brother of: Jada (H3047); father of: Nadab (H5070I) and Abishur (H0051) § Shammai = "desolate" 1) a Judaite, son of Onam and descendant of Jerahmeel 2) a Judaite, son of Rekem, father of Maon, and descendant of Jerahmeel's brother, Caleb 3) a Judaite, son of Mered and brother of Miriam and Ishbah
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3194
יֻטָּה
yut.tah — Juttah
§ Juttah = "stretched out" a town in the mountains of Judah, in the neighbourhood of Maon and Carmel; modern 'Yutta'
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5555
סֶלַע הַמַּחְלְקוֹת
se.la ham.mach.le.qot — Rock of Escape
§ Sela-hammahlekoth = "the cliff of escapes" or "the cliff of divisions" a rock or cliff in the wilderness of Maon, southeast of Hebron, the scene of an escape of David from Saul
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Habitation, a town in the tribe of Judah, about 7 miles south of Hebron, which gave its name to the wilderness, the district round the conical hill on which the town stood. Here David hid from Saul, and here Nabal had his possessions and his home (1 Sam. 23:24, 25; 25:2). “Only some small foundations of hewn stone, a square enclosure, and several cisterns are now to be seen at Maon. Are they the remains of Nabal’s great establishment?” The hill is now called Tell M’ain.
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Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.