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ʾēlōn אֵלוֹן ‘Elon’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from ʾayil אַ֫יִל ‘ram / pillar / leader / terebinth’
Roots: איל

ʾēlōn pr n m pers + pr n loc
Elon = "terebinth, mighty"
1) Hittite, father-in-law of Esau
2) second son of Zebulun
3) Zebulonite judge of Israel
4) town in Dan

Mentioned in Genesis 36:2, 26:34, 46:14 Numbers 26:26 Joshua 19:43 Judges 12:11 1 Kings 4:9

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