6553. Pirathoni

Lexicon

Pirathoni: Pirathonite

Original Word: פִרְעָתוֹנִי
Part of Speech: Adjective, of a people
Transliteration: Pir`athowniy
Pronunciation: pee-rah-tho-nee
Phonetic Spelling: (pir-aw-tho-nee')
Definition: Pirathonite
Meaning: a Pirathonite

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Pirathonite

Or Pirathoniy {pir-aw-tho-nee'}; patrial from Pir'athown; a Pirathonite or inhabitant of Pirathon -- Pirathonite.

see HEBREW Pir'athown

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from Pirathon
Definition
inhab. of Pirathon
NASB Translation
Pirathonite (5).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

מִּרְעָתוֺנִי adjective, of a people of foregoing, Judges 12:13,15; 1 Chronicles 27:14 compare מִּרְעָחֹנִי 2 Samuel 23:30 = 1 Chronicles 11:31.

II. פרע (√ of following; compare Syriac sprout; Assyrian pir'u, sprout, progeny, pirtu, hair of head; late Arabic sprout (Schroeter in Mei^{Archiv. i. 176} Dozy^ii.256), long hair of woman; — on this and following √ see Schulth^{Hom. Wurx. 56} Nö^{ZMG iiv (1900), 154}).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from פִּרְעָתוֹן (Pirathon), a location in ancient Israel.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for the term "Pirathonite" as it is a specific Hebrew proper noun referring to a location and its inhabitants. However, the concept of identifying individuals by their place of origin is present in both Hebrew and Greek biblical texts.

Usage: The term "Pirathonite" is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe individuals from the town of Pirathon. It is specifically used to identify certain notable figures in the biblical narrative.

Context: • The term "Pirathonite" appears in the context of identifying individuals associated with the town of Pirathon, which is located in the territory of Ephraim. Pirathon is mentioned in the biblical narrative as the hometown of Abdon, one of the judges of Israel, as well as Benaiah, one of David's mighty warriors.
• In Judges 12:13-15, Abdon the son of Hillel is described as a Pirathonite: "After him, Abdon son of Hillel, from Pirathon, judged Israel. He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy donkeys. And he judged Israel eight years. Then Abdon son of Hillel the Pirathonite died and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites."
• In 2 Samuel 23:30 and 1 Chronicles 11:31, Benaiah is listed among David's mighty men: "Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai from the brooks of Gaash."
• The designation "Pirathonite" serves to highlight the geographical and tribal affiliations of these individuals, linking them to the region of Ephraim and emphasizing their roles within the broader narrative of Israel's history.

Forms and Transliterations

הַפִּרְעָתֹנִֽי׃ הַפִּרְעָתוֹנִ֑י הַפִּרְעָתוֹנִ֖י הַפִּרְעָתוֹנִֽי׃ הפרעתוני הפרעתוני׃ הפרעתני׃ פִּרְעָ֣תֹנִ֔י פרעתני hap·pir·‘ā·ṯō·nî hap·pir·‘ā·ṯō·w·nî happir‘āṯōnî happir‘āṯōwnî happiratoNi pir‘āṯōnî pir·‘ā·ṯō·nî pirAtoNi

Englishman's Concordance

Judges 12:13
HEB: בֶּן־ הִלֵּ֖ל הַפִּרְעָתוֹנִֽי׃
NAS: of Hillel the Pirathonite judged
KJV: of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged
INT: the son of Hillel the Pirathonite

Judges 12:15
HEB: בֶּן־ הִלֵּ֖ל הַפִּרְעָתוֹנִ֑י וַיִּקָּבֵ֤ר בְּפִרְעָתוֹן֙
NAS: of Hillel the Pirathonite died
KJV: of Hillel the Pirathonite died,
INT: the son of Hillel the Pirathonite was buried Pirathon

2 Samuel 23:30
HEB: בְּנָיָ֙הוּ֙ פִּרְעָ֣תֹנִ֔י הִדַּ֖י מִנַּ֥חֲלֵי
NAS: Benaiah a Pirathonite, Hiddai
KJV: Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai
INT: Benaiah A Pirathonite Hiddai of the brooks

1 Chronicles 11:31
HEB: ס בְּנָיָ֖ה הַפִּרְעָתֹנִֽי׃
NAS: of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,
KJV: of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,
INT: of Benjamin Benaiah the Pirathonite

1 Chronicles 27:14
HEB: הַחֹ֔דֶשׁ בְּנָיָ֥ה הַפִּרְעָתוֹנִ֖י מִן־ בְּנֵ֣י
NAS: [was] Benaiah the Pirathonite of the sons
KJV: [was] Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the children
INT: month Benaiah the Pirathonite at of the children

5 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 6553
5 Occurrences

hap·pir·‘ā·ṯō·w·nî — 4 Occ.
pir·‘ā·ṯō·nî — 1 Occ.