מַחְלוֹן

mach.lon

Hebrew H4248 Personal name, masculine 4 occurrences in 4 verses
מַחְלוֹן Mahlon

A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Rut.1.2;

son of: Elimelech (H0458) and Naomi (H5281);

brother of: Chilion (H3630); married to Ruth (H7327)

§ Mahlon = "sick"

son of Elimelech by Naomi and first husband of Ruth

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Concordance 4 verses

  1. Ruth 1:2 מַחְל֤וֹן

    The man’s name was Elimelech, his wife’s name was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah, and they entered the land of Moab and settled there.

  2. Ruth 1:5 מַחְל֣וֹן

    both Mahlon and Chilion also died, and Naomi was left without her two sons and without her husband.

  3. Ruth 4:9 וּמַחְל֑וֹן

    At this, Boaz said to the elders and all the people, “You are witnesses today that I am buying from Naomi all that belonged to Elimelech, Chilion, and Mahlon.

  4. Ruth 4:10 מַחְל֜וֹן

    Moreover, I have acquired Ruth the Moabitess, Mahlon’s widow, as my wife, to raise up the name of the deceased through his inheritance, so that his name will not disappear from among his brothers or from the gate of his home. You are witnesses today.”

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