Biblical Hebrew

hebrew #4584 - מָעוֹן Maon ("habitation")

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

Englishman's Concordance

Maon or Maonites=“habitation”
1) a man of Judah (noun proper masculine)
2) the inhabitants of the city of Maon (noun proper masculine)
3) a city of Judah located 8 miles south of Hebron (noun proper locative)
Part of Speech: see above in Definition
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: the same as H4583

Brown-Driver-Briggs

II. מָעוֺןproper name

1. locationin JudahJoshua 15:55 (P), 1 Samuel 25:2 (ᵐ5Μααν, Μαων), now Ma`în (Buhl^{Geogr. 163 and references}), 8 miles south of Hebron; hence ׳מִדְבַּר מ1 Samuel 23:24,25 (twice in verse), so read also 1 Samuel 25:1 (for ᵑ0פארן) ᵐ5 Th We Dr Bu Klo Kit Löhr; compare

2. masculinein Judah1 Chronicles 2:45 (twice in verse), ᵐ5Μεων, Μαων.

3. of a peopleJudges 10:12 named with Sidonians and Amalek as ancient foes of Israel; possibly intended by writer as=מְעוּנִים q. v.; many read מִדְיָן (ᵐ5^B^Aᵐ5^LΜαδιαμ); see GFM. — מְעוֺן see בֵּית בַּעַלמְעוֺן; 1 Chronicles 4:41 see מְעוּנִים.

Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Hebrew: 4584. מָעוֹן (Maon) — 8 Occurrences

Joshua 15:55
HEB: מָע֥וֹן ׀ כַּרְמֶ֖ל וָזִ֥יף
NAS:Maon, Carmel and Ziph
KJV:Maon, Carmel, and Ziph,
INT:Maon Carmel and Ziph

Judges 10:12
HEB:וְצִידוֹנִ֤ים וַֽעֲמָלֵק֙ וּמָע֔וֹן לָחֲצ֖וּ אֶתְכֶ֑ם
NAS: the Amalekites and the Maonites oppressed
KJV: also, and the Amalekites, and the Maonites, did oppress
INT: the Sidonians the Amalekites and the Maonites oppressed cried

1 Samuel 23:24
HEB:וַאֲנָשָׁ֜יו בְּמִדְבַּ֤ר מָעוֹן֙ בָּעֲרָבָ֔ה אֶ֖ל
NAS: were in the wilderness of Maon, in the Arabah
KJV: [were] in the wilderness of Maon, in the plain
INT: and his men the wilderness of Maon the Arabah to

1 Samuel 23:25
HEB:וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב בְּמִדְבַּ֣ר מָע֑וֹן וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע שָׁא֔וּל
NAS: in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul
KJV: in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul
INT: and stayed the wilderness of Maon heard Saul

1 Samuel 23:25
HEB:דָוִ֖ד מִדְבַּ֥ר מָעֽוֹן׃
NAS: David in the wilderness of Maon.
KJV: David in the wilderness of Maon.
INT: David the wilderness of Maon

1 Samuel 25:2
HEB: וְאִ֨ישׁ בְּמָע֜וֹן וּמַעֲשֵׂ֣הוּ בַכַּרְמֶ֗ל
NAS: Now [there was] a man in Maon whose business
KJV: And [there was] a man in Maon, whose possessions
INT: now a man Maon business Carmel

1 Chronicles 2:45
HEB:וּבֶן־ שַׁמַּ֖י מָע֑וֹן וּמָע֖וֹן אֲבִ֥י
NAS: of Shammai was Maon, and Maon
KJV: of Shammai [was] Maon: and Maon
INT: the son of Shammai was Maon and Maon the father

1 Chronicles 2:45
HEB:שַׁמַּ֖י מָע֑וֹן וּמָע֖וֹן אֲבִ֥י בֵֽית־
NAS: was Maon, and Maon [was] the father
KJV: [was] Maon: and Maon [was] the father
INT: of Shammai was Maon and Maon the father of Bethzur

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