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māʿōn מָעוֹן ‘Maon’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: the same as māʿōn מָעוֹן ‘habitation’
Roots: מעון מעין

māʿōn pr n m pers + pr n loc + pr n loc gen
Maon or Maonites = "habitation"
n pr m
1) a man of Judah
2) the inhabitants of the city of Maon
n pr loc
3) a city of Judah located 8 miles south of Hebron

Mentioned in Joshua 15:55 Judges 10:12 1 Samuel 23:25, 23:24, 25:2 1 Chronicles 2:45

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