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Iron — the meaning of the Hebrew name יִרְאוֹן

יִרְאוֹן

Yirʼôwn · pronounced yir-ohn' · Strong's H3375 · a place

Iron means fearfulness.

Built from

יָרֵא yârêʼ (from, H3372) — to fear open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H3372; fearfulness; Jiron, a place in Palestine.

First appearance

Josh 19:38 And Iron, and Migdal–el, Horem, and Beth–anath, and Beth–shemesh; nineteen cities with their villages. (KJV)

Every verse that names Iron

1 occurrence in 1 verse — Joshua

Josh 19:38

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