H0356 H0356
Elon, a proper name borne by a Hittite, a Zebulunite clan ancestor, a judge of Israel, and a Danite town.
A proper noun meaning 'oak' or 'terebinth,' shared by several biblical figures and one town. Elon the Hittite was Esau's father-in-law (Gen 26:34; 36:2). Elon son of Zebulun founded a clan (Gen 46:14; Num 26:26). A later Elon from Zebulun served as a minor judge for ten years (Judg 12:11-12). The name also designates a town in Dan (Josh 19:43). The consistent transliteration across languages -- Spanish 'Elon/Elon,' French 'Elon/Elon,' German 'Elon' -- reflects its simple phonology.
Senses
1. Elon (proper name) — The proper name Elon (meaning 'oak' or 'terebinth'), applied to multiple individuals and one location: (a) Elon the Hittite, father of Basemath/Adah, Esau's wife (Gen 26:34; 36:2); (b) Elon son of Zebulun, eponymous ancestor of the Elonite clan (Gen 46:14; Num 26:26); (c) Elon the Zebulunite, a minor judge who judged Israel ten years before being buried in Aijalon (Judg 12:11-12); and (d) a Danite town (Josh 19:43). Spanish preserves the accent ('Elon') while other languages transliterate uniformly. 7×
AR["إيلونَ", "إيلونُ", "إِيلُونَ", "لِ-أَيلُونَ", "وَ-إِيلُونُ", "وَإِيلُونُ"]·ben["-এর", "আর-এলোন", "এবং-এলোন", "এলোন", "এলোনের", "এলোনের-জন্য"]·DE["Elon", "Elons", "und-Elon", "zu-Elon"]·EN["Elon", "and-Elon", "to-Elon"]·FR["Elon", "et-Elon", "et-Élon", "Élon", "à-Elon"]·heb["אילון", "אילן", "ו-אילון", "ו-אלון", "ל-אלון"]·HI["एलोन", "एलोन-की", "एलोन-को", "एलोनने", "और-एलोन"]·ID["Elon", "dan-Elon", "dari-Elon"]·IT["Elon", "a-Elon", "e-Elon"]·jav["Elon", "kagem-Élon", "lan-Elon", "lan-Èlon", "Èlon", "Élon"]·KO["그리고-엘론", "그리고-엘론과", "엘론-에게", "엘론의", "엘론이"]·PT["'Elon", "de-Elon", "e-'Elon", "e-Elón"]·RU["Элон", "Элона", "и-Елон", "и-Эйлон", "от-Элона"]·ES["Elon", "Elón", "de-Elón", "y-Elon", "y-Elón"]·SW["Eloni", "akamruka-Eloni", "kwa-Eloni", "na-Eloni"]·TR["-Elon'a", "Elon", "Elon'un", "Eylon'un", "ve-Elon"]·urd["اور-ایلون", "ایلون", "ایلون-سے", "ایلون-نے", "ایلون-کی"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† II. אֵלוֹן n.pr.m. (= id. cf. אֵלָה n.pr.) 1. a son of Zebulun Gn 46:14 Nu 26:26. 2. אֵילֹן Gn 26:34; אֵילוֹן 36:2 a Hittite, father-in-law of Esau. 3. אֵילוֹן Ju 12:11, 12 a judge of Isr., of tribe of Zeb. 4. n.pr.loc. אֵילוֹן Jos 19:43 a town of Dan; so 1 K 4:9 (where read א׳ וּבֵית ח׳ Th Klo).