◄ 4248. Machlon ►
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 Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Mahlon From chalah; sick; Machlon, an Israelite -- Mahlon. see HEBREW chalah 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. Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root חָלָה (chalal), which means "to be sick" or "to be weak." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for Machlon, as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew text. However, the Greek Septuagint transliterates the name as Μααλών (Maalon). Usage: Machlon is a proper noun used as a personal name in the Hebrew Bible. Context: Machlon is a biblical figure mentioned in the Book of Ruth. He is one of the two sons of Elimelech and Naomi, an Ephrathite family from Bethlehem in Judah. During a time of famine, the family relocated to the land of Moab. Machlon and his brother Chilion married Moabite women; Machlon's wife was Ruth. After the deaths of Elimelech, Machlon, and Chilion, Naomi decided to return to Bethlehem. Ruth, Machlon's widow, famously chose to accompany her mother-in-law, declaring her loyalty to Naomi and the God of Israel. This decision led to Ruth's eventual marriage to Boaz, a relative of Elimelech, which secured the family lineage and ultimately placed Ruth in the genealogy of King David and, by extension, Jesus Christ. Machlon's story is significant in demonstrating themes of loyalty, redemption, and divine providence. 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.