מַחְלוֹן
machlon · Mahlon
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H4248 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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machlon (מַחְלוֹן) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “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."
How to say it
ma·chlon
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.
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Where it appears
- Ruth 1:2
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.
- Ruth 1:5
Then both of them, Mahlon and Chilion, also died, and the woman was left without her two sons and without her husband.
- Ruth 4:9
Then Boaz said to the elders and all the people, “You are witnesses today that I have acquired all that belonged to Elimelech and all that belonged to Chilion and Mahlon from the hand of Naomi.
- Ruth 4:10
And also Ruth the Moabite, the wife of Mahlon, I have acquired for myself as wife, to raise up the name of the dead man on his inheritance, so that the name of the dead man may not be cut off from among his brothers and from the gate of his place. You are witnesses today.”