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Lexicon :: Strong's H4248 - maḥlôn

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מַחְלוֹן
Transliteration
maḥlôn
Pronunciation
makh-lone'
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Strong’s Definitions

מַחְלוֹן Machlôwn, makh-lone'; from H2470; sick; Machlon, an Israelite:—Mahlon.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's H4248 in the following manner: Mahlon (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's H4248 in the following manner: Mahlon (4x).

  1. Mahlon = "sick"

    1. son of Elimelech by Naomi and first husband of Ruth

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מַחְלוֹן Machlôwn, makh-lone'; from H2470; sick; Machlon, an Israelite:—Mahlon.
STRONGS H4248: Abbreviations
† מַחְלוֺן proper name, masculine son of Elimelech and Naomi, first husband of Ruth, Ruth 1:2, 5; Ruth 4:9, 10, Greek Version of the LXX Μααλων.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Ruth

1:2; 1:5; 4:9; 4:10

H4248

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Strong's Number H4248 matches the Hebrew מַחְלוֹן (maḥlôn),
which occurs 4 times in 4 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 1:2 - The man’s name was Elimelek, his wife’s name was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Kilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem, Judah. And they went to Moab and lived there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 1:5 - both Mahlon and Kilion also died, and Naomi was left without her two sons and her husband.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:9 - Then Boaz announced to the elders and all the people, “Today you are witnesses that I have bought from Naomi all the property of Elimelek, Kilion and Mahlon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:10 - I have also acquired Ruth the Moabite, Mahlon’s widow, as my wife, in order to maintain the name of the dead with his property, so that his name will not disappear from among his family or from his hometown. Today you are witnesses!”
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