Strong's H4584 · Hebrew
מָעוֹן
Mâʻôwn · /maw-ohn'/
Definition
Maon, the name of an Israelite and of a place in Palestine
KJV: Maon, Maonites. Compare H1010 (בֵּית בַּעַל מְעוֹן), H4586 (מְעוּנִי)lemma מְעוּנָי third vowel, corrected to מְעוּנִי.
Root / derivation: the same as H4583 (מָעוֹן); a residence;
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered מָעוֹן across 6 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
6 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Joshua1 verse
1 Samuel3 verses
And they arose, and went to Ziph before Saul: but David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the plain on the south of Jeshimon.
1 Samuel 23:25Saul also and his men went to seek him. And they told David: wherefore he came down into a rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard that, he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon. into: or, from the rock
1 Samuel 25:2And there was a man in Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel; and the man was very great, and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats: and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel. possessions: or, business
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H4584 (Mâʻôwn) mean?
Maon, the name of an Israelite and of a place in Palestine
How many times does H4584 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H4584 (מָעוֹן) appears in 6 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “Maon.”
How is Mâʻôwn translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H4584 is rendered as “Maon” (7×), “Maonites” (1×).
Where does the Hebrew word מָעוֹן come from?
the same as H4583 (מָעוֹן); a residence;