Machlon מַחְלוֹן
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| מַחְלוֹן | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | machlon |
| Strong's number | H4248 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | name of a man |
| Gloss | Mahlon |
| Occurrences | 4 in 4 verses |
Machlon (Hebrew מַחְלוֹן, Strong's H4248) is a name of a man in the Old Testament, glossed “Mahlon”. It occurs 4 times.
Definition
A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Rut.1.2;
son of: Elimelech (H0458) and Naomi (H5281);
brother of: Chilion (H3630); married to Ruth (H7327)
§ Mahlon = "sick"
son of Elimelech by Naomi and first husband of Ruth
son of: Elimelech (H0458) and Naomi (H5281);
brother of: Chilion (H3630); married to Ruth (H7327)
§ Mahlon = "sick"
son of Elimelech by Naomi and first husband of Ruth
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | mahlon (3), mahlon's (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | mahlon (2), were mahlon (1), mahlon's (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Machlon, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Ruth
- Ruth 1:2And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Beth–lehem–judah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there.The man’s name was Elimelech, his wife’s name was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah, and they entered the land of Moab and settled there.
- Ruth 1:5And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them; and the woman was left of her two sons and her husband.both Mahlon and Chilion also died, and Naomi was left without her two sons and without her husband.
- Ruth 4:9And Boaz said unto the elders, and unto all the people, Ye are witnesses this day, that I have bought all that was Elimelech’s, and all that was Chilion’s and Mahlon’s, of the hand of Naomi.At this, Boaz said to the elders and all the people, “You are witnesses today that I am buying from Naomi all that belonged to Elimelech, Chilion, and Mahlon.
- Ruth 4:10Moreover Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, have I purchased to be my wife, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance, that the name of the dead be not cut off from among his brethren, and from the gate of his place: ye are witnesses this day.Moreover, I have acquired Ruth the Moabitess, Mahlon’s widow, as my wife, to raise up the name of the deceased through his inheritance, so that his name will not disappear from among his brothers or from the gate of his home. You are witnesses today.”
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).