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Strong H440אֵלֹנִי

Elonite

Transliteration
'êlônîy 'êlônîy
Pronunciation
{ay-lo-nee'} ay-lo-nee'
Morphology
Proper Name of a Person in Gentilic sense

Definition

Patronymic from H438; an Elonite or descendant (collectively) of Elon: - Elonites.

Meaning of the name

Elonite = "might" or "terebinth: a plain"

Detailed definition

Someone descended from Elon, a man of the tribe of Zebulun living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.14;
son of: Zebulun (H2074);
brother of: Sered (H5624) and Jahleel (H3177)
Group of e.lon (אֵלוֹן "Elon" H356H)

In the biblical story

Elon

A son of Zebulun and founder of the Elonites.

Elon was a son of Zebulun and the founder of the Elonite clan within the tribe of Zebulun (Gen.46.14; Num.26.26).

In the Bible

Strong H440 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • elonites1

First verses

  1. Numbers 26:26
    Of the sons of Zebulun after their families: of Sered, the family of the Sardites: of Elon, the family of the Elonites: of Jahleel, the family of the Jahleelites.
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