כִּלְיוֹן
kilyon · Chilion
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H3630 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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kilyon (כִּלְיוֹן) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “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."
How to say it
kil·yon
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
- 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.