כִּלְיוֹן
kil.yon
Chilion
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word כִּלְיוֹן (kil.yon) is a proper name, specifically a personal name, as indicated by its classification in the semantic domain. It is recorded three times in the Bible, suggesting that it is a relatively rare name. The short definition provided is "Chilion," which is likely the English equivalent of the name. Given its classification as a proper name, the range of usage for כִּלְיוֹן is limited to personal references. It is not associated with any specific concept, action, or object, but rather serves as a label for an individual. The significance of this name, therefore, lies in its identification of a particular person, although the context in which it appears is not specified in the provided data.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
3 total occurrences across the text
Mahlon and Chilion both died, and the woman was bereaved of her two children and of her husband.
Ruth 1:2The name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi. The names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehem Judah. They came into the country of Moab and lived there.
Ruth 4:9Boaz said to the elders and to all the people, “You are witnesses today, that I have bought all that was Elimelech’s, and all that was Chilion’s and Mahlon’s, from the hand of Naomi.