ayalon · Aijalon

What it means

ayalon (אַיָּלוֹן) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Aijalon”.

The name of several places; the best known is a valley and city west of Jerusalem. The name comes from "deer."

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Joshua×3
• Judges×2
• 1 Samuel×1
• 1 Chronicles×2
• 2 Chronicles×2

• Joshua 10:12

  Then Joshua spoke to YHWH on the day when YHWH gave up the Amorite before the sons of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, “Sun, stand still at Gibeon, and moon, in the valley of Aijalon.”

• Joshua 19:42

  Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah,

• Joshua 21:24

  Aijalon with its pasturelands, Gath-rimmon with its pasturelands —four cities.

• Judges 1:35

  The Amorite was determined to live in Mount Heres, in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim; but the hand of the house of Joseph weighed heavy, and they became forced labor.

• Judges 12:12

  And Elon the Zebulunite died and was buried at Aijalon in the land of Zebulun.

• 1 Samuel 14:31

  They struck the Philistines on that day from Michmash to Aijalon, and the people were very exhausted.

• 1 Chronicles 6:69

  Aijalon with its pasturelands, and Gath-rimmon with its pasturelands;

• 1 Chronicles 8:13

  and Beriah and Shema; they were the heads of the fathers’ houses of the inhabitants of Aijalon; they put to flight the inhabitants of Gath.

• 2 Chronicles 11:10

  Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin, fortified cities.

• 2 Chronicles 28:18

  The Philistines made raids on the cities of the Shephelah and of the Negev of Judah, and captured Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, Soco and its villages, Timnah and its villages, and Gimzo and its villages; and they settled there.