STRONGS NUMBER H4584


Word Summary
Maon: "habitation", a place in Judah, also a man of Judah, also an enemy of Isr
Original Word: מָעוֹן
Transliteration: Maon
Phonetic Spelling: (maw-ohn')
Part of Speech: proper name; location; masculine; of a people
Short Definition: "habitation", a place in Judah, also a man of Judah, also an enemy of Isr
Meaning: Maon -- "habitation", a place in Judah, also a man of Judah, also an enemy of Israel
Strong's Concordance
Maon, Maonites

The same as ma'own; a residence; Maon, the name of an Israelite and of a place in Palestine -- Maon, Maonites. Compare Beyth Ba'al m'own, m'uwniy.

see HEBREW ma'own

see HEBREW Beyth Ba'al m'own

see HEBREW m'uwniy

Brown-Driver-Briggs

H4584. Maon

II. מָעוֺןproper name

1. location in Judah Joshua 15:55 (P), 1 Samuel 25:2 (ᵐ5Μααν, Μαων), now Ma`în (BuhlGeogr. 163 and references), 8 miles south of Hebron; hence מ ׳מִדְבַּר23:24-25, (twice in verse), so read also 25:1 (for פארן ᵑ0‎) ᵐ5‎ Th We Dr Bu Klo Kit Löhr; compare

2. masculine in Judah 1 Chronicles 2:45 (twice in verse), ᵐ5Μεων, Μαων.

3. of a people Judges 10:12 named with Sidonians and Amalek as ancient foes of Israel; possibly intended by writer as = מְעוּנִים‎ q. v.; many read מִדְיָן‎ (ᵐ5B A ᵐ5L Μαδιαμ); see GFM. — מְעוֺן‎ see מְעוֺן בַּעַל בֵּית‎; 1 Chronicles 4:41 see מְעוּנִים‎.