◄ 4248. Machlon ►
Strong's Lexicon Machlon: Mahlon Original Word: מַחְלוֹן Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine Transliteration: Machlown Pronunciation: makh-LOHN Phonetic Spelling: (makh-lone') Definition: Mahlon Meaning: Machlon Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root חָלָה (chaláh), meaning "to be weak" or "to be sick." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Machlon, as it is a proper name specific to the Hebrew text. However, the Greek Septuagint transliterates the name as Μααλών (Maalon). Usage: Machlon is a personal name in the Hebrew Bible, specifically in the Book of Ruth. The name is often understood to mean "sickly" or "weak," which may reflect the character's fate or condition. Cultural and Historical Background: Machlon is one of the two sons of Elimelech and Naomi, a family from Bethlehem in Judah. During a famine, the family relocates to Moab, where Machlon marries Ruth, a Moabite woman. The narrative takes place during the time of the judges, a period marked by social and religious upheaval in Israel. The marriage of an Israelite to a Moabite would have been culturally significant, as Moabites were often viewed with suspicion by the Israelites. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin of uncertain derivation Definition the first husband of Ruth NASB Translation Mahlon (4). Brown-Driver-Briggs מַחְלוֺן proper name, masculine son of Elimelech and Naomi, first husband of Ruth, Ruth 1:2,5; Ruth 4:9,10, ᵐ5 Μααλων. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Mahlon From chalah; sick; Machlon, an Israelite -- Mahlon. see HEBREW chalah Forms and Transliterations וּמַחְל֑וֹן ומחלון מַחְל֜וֹן מַחְל֣וֹן מַחְל֤וֹן מחלון machLon maḥ·lō·wn maḥlōwn ū·maḥ·lō·wn umachLon ūmaḥlōwn Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Ruth 1:2 HEB: שְׁנֵֽי־ בָנָ֣יו ׀ מַחְל֤וֹן וְכִלְיוֹן֙ אֶפְרָתִ֔ים NAS: sons [were] Mahlon and Chilion, KJV: sons Mahlon and Chilion, INT: of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion Ephrathites Ruth 1:5 HEB: גַם־ שְׁנֵיהֶ֖ם מַחְל֣וֹן וְכִלְי֑וֹן וַתִּשָּׁאֵר֙ NAS: Then both Mahlon and Chilion also KJV: And Mahlon and Chilion died INT: also of her two Mahlon and Chilion was bereft Ruth 4:9 HEB: אֲשֶׁ֥ר לְכִלְי֖וֹן וּמַחְל֑וֹן מִיַּ֖ד נָעֳמִֽי׃ NAS: that belonged to Chilion and Mahlon. KJV: and all that [was] Chilion's and Mahlon's, of the hand INT: that to Chilion and Mahlon the hand of Naomi Ruth 4:10 HEB: הַמֹּאֲבִיָּה֩ אֵ֨שֶׁת מַחְל֜וֹן קָנִ֧יתִי לִ֣י NAS: the widow of Mahlon, to be my wife KJV: the wife of Mahlon, have I purchased INT: the Moabitess the widow of Mahlon have acquired to be my wife 4 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 4248 4 Occurrences maḥ·lō·wn — 3 Occ. ū·maḥ·lō·wn — 1 Occ.