Lexicon
פִּרְעָתוֹן
pir.a.ton
H6552
N:N--L Hebrew

Pirathon

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pir.a.ton is the place named as Abdon’s burial location in the land of Ephraim.

The attested use identifies a place in the land of Ephraim where Abdon was buried.

Senses in use

  1. Place of Abdon’s burial · dominant

    In Judges 12:15, the form is tagged as a proper noun and occurs in the burial-location clause; the APB renders Abdon as buried “in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Judges 12:15, the APB presents the term as “Pirathon” in the phrase “buried in Pirathon.” The verse is read as a whole, but the location clause makes this presentation clear.

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