Strong H3630כִּלְיוֹן
Chilion
- Transliteration
- kilyôn
- Pronunciation
- kil-yone'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
A form of H3631; {Kiljon} an Israelite: - Chilion.
Meaning of the name
Chilion = "pining"
Detailed definition
In the biblical story
Chilion
Son of Elimelech and Naomi; husband of Orpah
Chilion was the son of Elimelech and Naomi, and the husband of Orpah. (Rut.1.2,5; 4.9)
In the Bible
Strong H3630 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- chilion2
- s1
First verses
- Ruth 1:2And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Beth–lehem–judah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there.
- Ruth 1:5And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them; and the woman was left of her two sons and her husband.
- Ruth 4:9And Boaz said unto the elders, and unto all the people, Ye are witnesses this day, that I have bought all that was Elimelech’s, and all that was Chilion’s and Mahlon’s, of the hand of Naomi.