H6552 H6552
in Pirathon, a town in Ephraim's hill country mentioned in Judges 12:15
This place name designates a town in the hill country of Ephraim where Abdon the judge was buried. It appears in Judges 12:15 identifying Abdon's hometown and burial site. The name possibly means 'height' or relates to a root meaning 'to make lofty.' The town has been identified with modern Far'ata, about six miles west-southwest of Nablus (ancient Shechem). The area was also home to Benaiah son of Jehoiada, one of David's mighty warriors, identified as 'Benaiah the Pirathonite.' This Ephraimite town thus appears in both the judges period and David's era, maintaining significance across Israel's early history.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Judges 12:15 records that Abdon son of Hillel 'died and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites.' The multilingual glosses preserve the place name (Pirathon, Piratón) with standard transliteration. The additional note about 'the hill country of the Amalekites' is intriguing, suggesting either an ancient Amalekite presence in this Ephraimite region or a geographical designation that persisted long after Amalekite occupation. Pirathon's location in central highlands made it part of Ephraim's substantial territorial inheritance. 1×
AR["في-فِرعاتونَ"]·ben["পিরাথোনে"]·DE["in-Pirathon"]·EN["in-Pirathon"]·FR["dans-Pirathon"]·heb["ב-פרעתון"]·HI["पिरातोन-में"]·ID["di-Piraton"]·IT["in-Pirathon"]·jav["ing-Piraton"]·KO["에-비르아론에"]·PT["em-Pir'aton"]·RU["в-Пираатоне"]·ES["en-Piratón"]·SW["huko-Pirathoni"]·TR["-de-Pirâton"]·urd["فرعتون-میں"]
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
† פִּרְעָתוֹן n.pr.loc. in Ephr. (? = height; cf. Sab. n.pr. יהפרע he makes lofty Osl.c.);—Ju 12:15; Φαραθωμ, A 𝔊L Φρααθων; perhaps mod. Farʿatâ, c. 6 miles WSW. from Nablus, cf. BuhlGeogr. 206 (GASmGeogr. 355 prop. top of Wady Farah NE. from Nablus).