Holon — the meaning of the Hebrew name חֹלוֹן

חֹלוֹן

Chôlôwn · pronounced kho-lone' · Strong's H2473 · a place

Holon means sandy.

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חוֹל chôwl (probably from, H2344) — sand (as round or whirling particles) open in the lexicon ›

or (shortened) חֹלֹן; probably from H2344; sandy; Cholon, the name of two places in Palestine.

Josh 15:51 And Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities with their villages: (KJV)

3 occurrences in 3 verses — Joshua, Jeremiah

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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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