מָעוֹן
maon · Maon
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H4584 · appears 8 times in the Bible
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maon (מָעוֹן) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Maon”.
A town of Judah in the hill country; also the name of a man of Judah. The name means "dwelling."
How to say it
ma·on
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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Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Joshua 15:55
Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,
- Judges 10:12
And the Sidonians, Amalek, and Maon oppressed you, and you cried out to me, and I saved you from their hand.
- 1 Samuel 23:24
They arose and went to Ziph ahead of Saul. David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the Arabah, to the south of the wasteland.
- 1 Samuel 23:25
Saul and his men went to seek him. They told David, and he went down to the rock and stayed in the wilderness of Maon. When Saul heard it, he pursued after David into the wilderness of Maon.
- 1 Samuel 25:2
There was a man in Maon whose business was in Carmel; the man was very rich and had three thousand sheep and a thousand goats; and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.
- 1 Chronicles 2:45
And the son of Shammai: Maon; and Maon was the father of Beth-zur.
And 2 more times.