Pirathon — the meaning of the Hebrew name פִּרְעָתוֹן

פִּרְעָתוֹן

Pirʻâthôwn · pronounced pir-aw-thone' · Strong's H6552 · a place

Pirathon means chieftaincy.

Built from

פַּרְעָה parʻâh (from, H6546) — leadership (plural concretely, leaders) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H6546; chieftaincy; Pirathon, a place in Palestine.

First appearance

Judg 12:15 And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mount of the Amalekites. (KJV)

Every verse that names Pirathon

1 occurrence in 1 verse — Judges

Judg 12:15

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