H3630 H3630
Chilion, one of Naomi's two sons (Ruth 1:2, 5; 4:9)
The name of one of Elimelech and Naomi's sons, brother to Mahlon. Both brothers married Moabite women (Orpah and Ruth) but died childless in Moab during the famine years. Chilion's early death sets the stage for Ruth's remarkable loyalty to Naomi and eventual marriage to Boaz, placing her in the lineage of David.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Chilion appears at key narrative junctures in Ruth: introduced in 1:2 as Naomi's son, reported dead in 1:5 after ten years in Moab, and mentioned again in 4:9 when Boaz legally redeems the family inheritance. The name may derive from a root suggesting 'consumption' or 'wasting,' foreshadowing his untimely death. Translations consistently transliterate: Spanish Quilyón, French Kiljon, German Kiljon. 3×
AR["لِ-كِلْيُونَ", "وَ-كِلْيُونُ"]·ben["এবং-কিলিয়োন", "কিলিয়োনের"]·DE["und-Kiljon", "zu-Kiljon"]·EN["and-Chilion", "to-Chilion"]·FR["et-Kiljon", "à-Kiljon"]·heb["ו-כליון", "ל-כליון"]·HI["और-किल्योन", "किल्योन-का"]·ID["dan-Kilyon", "milik-Kilyon"]·IT["a-Chilion", "e-Chilion"]·jav["kangge-Kilyon", "lan-Kilyon"]·KO["그리고-기룐이", "그리고-기룐이었다", "기룐의"]·PT["de-Khilyon", "e-Khilyon"]·RU["Кильону", "и-Кильон"]·ES["a-Quilyón", "y-Quilyón"]·SW["na-Kilioni", "ya-Kilioni"]·TR["Kilyon'un", "ve-Kilyon"]·urd["اور-کلیون", "کلیون-کا"]
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
† כִּלְיוֹן n.pr.m. one of Naomi’s sons Ru 1:2, 5; 4:9, 𝔊 Κελαιων, Χελαιων, Χελεων, 𝔊L Χελλαιων (on etym. cf. Jer.; vid. LagOnom. ed. 2, 62, 5).