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Bible Lexicons
Old Testament Hebrew Lexical Dictionary Hebrew Lexicon
Strong's #3630 - כִּלְיוֹן
Transliteration
Kilyôwn
Phonetics
kil-yone'
Origin
a form of (H3631)
Parts of Speech
proper masculine noun
TWOT
None
Definition
- Brown-Driver-Briggs
- Strong
Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition
- Chilion = "pining"
- an Ephraimite and son of Elimelech by Naomi and the deceased husband of Ruth (or maybe deceased husband of Orpah)
Frequency Lists
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Verse Results

ASV (3)
Ruth
3
BSB (3)
Ruth
3
CSB (3)
Ruth
3
ESV (3)
Ruth
3
KJV (3)
Ruth
3
LEB (3)
Ruth
3
LSB (3)
Ruth
3
N95 (3)
Ruth
3
NAS (3)
Ruth
3
NLT (0)
The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number
did not use
this Strong's Number
WEB (3)
Ruth
3
Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition
כִּלְיוֺן proper name, masculine one of Naomi's sons Ruth 1:2,5; Ruth 4:9, ᵐ5 Κελαιων, Ξελαιων, Ξελεων, ᵐ5 L Ξελλαιων (on etymology compare Jerome; see Lag Onom. ed. 2,62, 5).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com
Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition
כִּלְיוֹן (“wasting away”), [Chilion], pr.n. m. Ruth 1:2, 4:9.
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List of Word Forms
וְכִלְי֑וֹן וְכִלְיוֹן֙ וכליון לְכִלְי֖וֹן לכליון lə·ḵil·yō·wn lechilYon ləḵilyōwn vechilyOn wə·ḵil·yō·wn wəḵilyōwn