Lexicon
חֹלוֹן
cho.lon
H2473
N:N--L Hebrew

Holon

3
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cho.lon is a proper place name listed among cities and named as a place receiving judgment.

The attested form is a proper place name: it occurs in lists of cities in Joshua and as one of the places named in a judgment pronouncement in Jeremiah.

Senses in use

  1. Place name in city lists and judgment · dominant

    All three occurrences are tagged Noun · Proper. In Joshua 15:51 the APB renders a list including “Goshen, Holon, and Giloh,” and in Joshua 21:15 it names Holon with its pasture; in Jeremiah 48:21 it is among the places upon which judgment has come.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the name as “Holon” in each cited verse: within city lists in Joshua and within the judgment clause in Jeremiah. The verse is read as a whole.

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