Study it in the app“The name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion; they were Ephrathites from Bethlehem of Judah. They came into the fields of Moab and stayed there.”
The nameוְשֵׁםof the manהָאִישׁwasElimelech,אֱלִימֶלֶךְand the nameוְשֵׁםof his wifeאִשְׁתּוֹNaomi,נָעֳמִיand the nameוְשֵׁםof his twoשְׁנֵי וsonsבָנָיMahlonמַחְלוֹןand Chilion;וְכִלְיוֹןthey wereEphrathitesאֶפְרָתִיםfrom Bethlehemמִבֵּית לֶחֶםof Judah.יְהוּדָהThey cameוַיָּבֹאוּintothe fieldsשְׂדֵיof Moabמוֹאָבand stayedוַיִּהְיוּthere.שָׁם
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shem” appearsman
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appearsElimelech
Elimelech, of Bethlehem in Judah, husband of Naomi. The name means "my God is king."
Where else “elimelech” appearswife
Literally "his woman": the one married to him.
Where else “isht” appearsNaomi
Naomi, wife of Elimelech and mother-in-law of Ruth. The name means "pleasant" or "my delight."
Where else “naomi” appearstwo
A pair, a quantity of two.
Where else “shene” appearsson
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “vanay” appearsMahlon
Mahlon, one of the two sons of Elimelech and Naomi, Ruth's first husband (Ruth 4:10). The name is related to "sickness" or "weakness."
Where else “machlon” appearsChilion
Chilion, one of the two sons of Elimelech and Naomi, husband of Orpah. The name is related to "pining away" or "coming to an end."
Where else “chilyon” appearsEphrathite
From the old name of Bethlehem.
Where else “efratim” appearsBethlehem
See it on the mapWhere else “bet” appearsJudah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appearscome
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavou” appearsterritory
A region: "the fields of Moab".
Where else “sede” appearsMoab
See it on the mapWhere else “moav” appearsbe
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yihyu” appears“Ephrathites” means from Ephrathah, the old name of Bethlehem (Genesis 35:19).
1Bethlehem
Today: Bethlehem (Bayt Lahm), West Bank
A town in Judea, about 5.5 miles (9 km) south of Jerusalem.
Rachel died near it (Gen 35:19), Naomi and Ruth lived there (Ruth 1:1), and David was born there. Micah said a ruler would come from it, and Jesus was born in Bethlehem (Mic 5:2; Matt 2:1).
2Moab
Today: western Jordan, east of the Dead Sea
The land east of the Dead Sea, in present-day Jordan.
The Moabites came from a son of Lot (Gen 19:37). Ruth came from Moab (Ruth 1:1-4), and Moses died in its territory (Deut 34:5).
1And it happened in the days when the judges judged that there was a famine in the land; and a man from Bethlehem of Judah went to reside as an alien in the fields of Moab, he and his wife and his two sons.
2 · This verse (above)
3Then Elimelech, Naomi’s husband, died, and she and her two sons were left.
