ma.lon denotes a place where travelers or groups stop and stay, including a farthest place within Lebanon.

The noun consistently identifies a place where people stop or stay: Joseph's brothers open their sacks there, Israel sets down memorial stones there for the night, and a moving group makes Geba such a place. It can also designate the farthest place entered within Lebanon.

1. Place of stopping or staying · dominant

   In Exodus 4:24 the absolute noun occurs in the setting where the LORD meets him on the way; in Genesis 42:27 and Genesis 43:21 it is the place where the brothers open their sacks. In Joshua 4:3 and Joshua 4:8 the APB renders the place where Israel sets down twelve stones while lodging that night, while Isaiah 10:29 places Geba in the movement of a group that has crossed the ford.

   Exodus 4:24Genesis 42:27Genesis 43:21Joshua 4:3Joshua 4:8Isaiah 10:29

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the noun as “lodging place,” and in 2 Kings 19:23 as “farthest lodging.” Its supplied text for Jeremiah 9:1 does not make this noun's particular contribution identifiable.