Alian — the meaning of the Hebrew name עַלְוָן

עַלְוָן

ʻAlvân · pronounced al-vawn' · Strong's H5935 · a man · also spelled Alvan

Alian means lofty.

Built from

עָלָה ʻâlâh (from, H5927) — to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount) open in the lexicon ›

or עַלְיָן; from H5927; lofty; Alvan or Aljan, an Idumaean.

Gen 36:23 And the children of Shobal were these; Alvan, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. (KJV)

2 occurrences in 2 verses — Genesis, 1 Chronicles

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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