H5859 - עִיּוֹן (ʻÎyôwn)

H5859 עִיּוֹן (ʻÎyôwn) ee-yone'

Hebrew

Noun

Quick Definition

Ijon

Biblical Persons & Places

Ijon Ijon

A location first mentioned at 2Sa.24.6; referred to as Ijon (עִיּוֹן), or Jaan (ESV= Dan they went) (יַעַן).

Strong's Definition

Ijon, a place in Palestine

Derivation: from H5856 (עִי); ruin;

KJV Usage: Ijon.

Outline of Biblical Usage

Ijon = "a ruin"

1) a place in the north of Palestine belonging to the tribe of Naphtali

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

Ijon = "a ruin" a place in the north of Palestine belonging to the tribe of Naphtali Also named: dan ya.an (יַעַן "Jaan" H1842)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

עִיּוֹן ‛iyôn BDB Definition: Ijon = a ruin 1) a place in the north of Palestine belonging to the tribe of Naphtali Part of Speech: noun proper locative A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H5856 Total KJV Occurrences: 3

Bible Occurrences (3)

15:20

15:29

16:4

1 Kings 15:20

And Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, conquering Ijon, Dan, Abel-beth-maacah, and the whole land of Naphtali, including the region of Chinnereth.

2 Kings 15:29

In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, including all the land of Naphtali, and he took the people as captives to Assyria.

2 Chronicles 16:4

And Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, conquering Ijon, Dan, Abel-maim, and all the store cities of Naphtali.