Maon — the meaning of the Hebrew name מָעוֹן

מָעוֹן

Mâʻôwn · pronounced maw-ohn' · Strong's H4584 · a man and a place · also spelled Maonites

Maon means a residence.

Built from

מָעוֹן mâʻôwn (the same as, H4583) — an abode, of God (the Tabernacle or the Temple), men (their home) or animals (their lair) open in the lexicon ›

מְעוּנִי Mᵉʻûwnîy (from, H4586) — a Meunite, or inhabitant of Maon (only in plural) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

the same as H4583; a residence; Maon, the name of an Israelite and of a place in Palestine.

First appearance

Josh 15:55 Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Juttah, (KJV)

Every verse that names Maon

6 occurrences in 6 verses — Joshua, Judges, 1 Samuel, 1 Chronicles

Josh 15:55Judg 10:121Sam 23:241Sam 23:251Sam 25:21Chr 2:45

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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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