H2497 H2497
Helon; father of Eliab, leader of the tribe of Zebulun during the wilderness period
Helon appears exclusively in Numbers as the father of Eliab, who served as the tribal leader of Zebulun during the wilderness census and march. All five occurrences cluster in the early chapters of Numbers (1:9; 2:7; 7:24, 29; 10:16), always in the patronymic formula 'Eliab son of Helon.' The Septuagint renders the name as Chailon or Chelon. The name's consistent rendering across English, Spanish ('Helon'), French ('Helon'), and German ('Helon') shows no translational variation.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Helon, a proper masculine name. Father of Eliab, the appointed leader of the tribe of Zebulun. All five attestations appear in Numbers within census lists, tribal camp arrangements, and dedication offerings (Num 1:9; 2:7; 7:24, 29; 10:16). The Septuagint traditions (Chailon, Chelon) suggest a guttural-initial pronunciation preserved across Greek manuscript families. 5×
AR["حَيلُونَ", "حِيلُونَ"]·ben["হেলোন", "হেলোনের", "হেলোনের।"]·DE["Helon"]·EN["Helon"]·FR["Hélon"]·heb["חלון", "חלן"]·HI["हेलोन-का", "हेलोन-की"]·ID["Helon"]·IT["Elon"]·jav["Hèlon", "Hélon"]·KO["헬론", "헬론의"]·PT["Chelon"]·RU["Хелона"]·ES["Helón", "Helón:"]·SW["Heloni"]·TR["Helon", "Helon'un"]·urd["حیلون", "خیلون-کا", "خیلون-کے"]
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
† חֵלֹן n.pr.m. a man of Zebulon Nu 1:9; 2:7; 7:24, 29; 10:16 (𝔊 Χαιλων, 𝔊L Χελων).