HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6553
פִּרְעָתוֹנִי
pir.a.to.ni — Pirathon
Pirathonite, of Pirathon "princely" an inhabitant of Pirathon Another spelling of pir.a.ton (פִּרְעָתוֹן "Pirathon" H6552)
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Pirathon
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6552
פִּרְעָתוֹן
pir.a.ton — Pirathon
Pirathon = "princely" a town in Ephraim in the mount of the Amalekite perhaps modern 'Ferata' located 1.5 miles (2.5 km) south from Jaffa on the road to Nablus Also named: pir.a.to.ni (פִּרְעָתוֹנִי "Pirathon" H6553)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1141
בְּנָיָ֫הוּ
be.na.yah — Benaiah
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.8.18; son of: Jehoiada (H3077); father of: Ammizabad (H5990) § Benaiah = "Jehovah has built" or "Yahweh has built up" 1) one of David's mighty warriors, son of Jehoiada the chief priest, a Levite, set by David over his bodyguard, later having remained faithful to Solomon during Adonijah's attempt on the crown, was raised into the place of Joab as commander-in-chief of the army 2) the Pirathonite, an Ephraimite, one of David's thirty mighty warriors, and the captain of the eleventh monthly course 3) a Simeonite, a prince of the families of Simeon 4) a Levite in the time of David who played with a psaltery on Alamoth 5) a priest in the time of David, appointed to blow the trumpet before the ark 6) a Levite of the sons of Asaph 7) a Levite in the time of Hezekiah 8) Four Israelites in the time of Ezra who had taken strange wives 9) the father of Pelatiah
39 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1985
הִלֵּל
hil.lel — Hillel
A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.12.13; father of: Abdon (H5658H) § Hillel = "praising" a native of Pirathon in Mount Ephraim, the father of Abdon the judge
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Prince, or summit, a place “in the land of Ephraim” (Judg. 12:15), now Fer’on, some 10 miles south-west of Shechem. This was the home of Abdon the judge.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.