Judges 12:15

“And Abdon son of Hillel the Pirathonite died and was buried at Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites.”

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And Abdonעַבְדּוֹןavdon

Abdon

Abdon: a Levite city in Asher; also a personal name.

Where else “avdon” appears
sonבֶּןben

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

Where else “ben” appears
of Hillelהִלֵּלhilel

Hillel

Hillel, the father of the judge Abdon. The name means "he has praised."

Where else “hilel” appears
the Pirathoniteפִּרְעָתוֹנִיpiratoni

Pirathonite

Pirathonite: a person from Pirathon.

Where else “piratoni” appears
diedיָּמָתyamat

die

To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.

Where else “yamat” appears
and was buriedיִּקָּבֵרyikaver

bury

Bury.

Where else “yikaver” appears
at Pirathonפִרְעָתוֹןfiraton

Pirathon

Pirathon, a town in the land of Ephraim where the judge Abdon was buried.

Where else “firaton” appears
in the landאֶרֶץerets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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of Ephraimאֶפְרַיִםefrayim

Ephraim

Ephraim, the second son of Joseph; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later a name of the northern kingdom. The name sounds like "be fruitful".

Where else “efrayim” appears
in the hill countryהַרhar

hill country

A whole region of high ground, like that of Ephraim or Judah.

Where else “har” appears
of the Amalekitesעֲמָלֵקִיamaleki

Amalekite

Amalekite(s): a nomadic people of southern Canaan, enemies of Israel from the exodus onward.

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The context

14He had forty sons and thirty sons of his sons, who rode on seventy donkeys. He judged Israel eight years.

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