Eltekon — the meaning of the Hebrew name אֶלְתְּקֹן

אֶלְתְּקֹן

ʼEltᵉqôn · pronounced el-te-kone' · Strong's H515 · a place

Eltekon means God (is) straight.

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אֵל ʼêl (from, H410) — strength open in the lexicon ›

תָּקַן tâqan (and, H8626) — to equalize, i.e. straighten (intransitive or transitive) open in the lexicon ›

from H410 and H8626; God (is) straight; Eltekon, a place in Palestine.

Josh 15:59 And Maarath, and Beth–anoth, and Eltekon; six cities with their villages: (KJV)

1 occurrence in 1 verse — Joshua

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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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