1810. Dilan
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Dilan: Dilan

Original Word: דִּלְעָן
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Dil`an
Pronunciation: dee-LAHN
Phonetic Spelling: (dil-awn')
Definition: Dilan
Meaning: Dilan

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Dilean

Of uncertain derivation; Dilan, a place in Palestine -- Dilean.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from Delilah
Definition
a city in Judah
NASB Translation
Dilean (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
דִּלְעָן proper name, of a location a city of Judah, Joshua 15:38.

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to languish.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for דִּלְעָן (Dilan) as it is a proper noun specific to a Hebrew context and does not have a direct Greek equivalent in the New Testament or Septuagint.

Usage: The term דִּלְעָן (Dilan) is used in the context of a geographical location within the territory of Judah. It appears in the genealogical and territorial listings of the tribe of Judah.

Context: Dilan is mentioned in the context of the tribal allotments of the land of Israel. It is listed among the towns in the hill country of Judah. The specific reference to Dilan can be found in the book of Joshua, where it is included in the catalog of cities given to the tribe of Judah. The exact location of Dilan is not definitively known today, and it is not frequently mentioned in biblical narratives, suggesting it may have been a smaller or less significant settlement. The name Dilan is thought to be derived from a root meaning "to languish," which could imply a historical or geographical characteristic of the town, though this is speculative.

Forms and Transliterations
וְדִלְעָ֥ן ודלען vedilAn wə·ḏil·‘ān wəḏil‘ān
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Englishman's Concordance
Joshua 15:38
HEB: וְדִלְעָ֥ן וְהַמִּצְפֶּ֖ה וְיָקְתְאֵֽל׃
NAS: and Dilean and Mizpeh and Joktheel,
KJV: And Dilean, and Mizpeh, and Joktheel,
INT: and Dilean and Mizpeh and Joktheel

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 1810
1 Occurrence


wə·ḏil·‘ān — 1 Occ.















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