Strong's Hebrew Concordance

H5859: עִיּוֹן

ʻÎyôwn · pronounced ee-yone' · “Ijon”

Definition

Ijon, a place in Palestine

KJV translates it as: Ijon.

Word origin: from H5856 (עִי); ruin;

Extended definition

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

Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).

How H5859 is translated

  • ijon ×3

Bible verses with H5859 (ʻÎyôwn)

ʻîyôwn appears in 3 verses.

  • 1 Kings 15:20

    So Ben–hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of the hosts which he had against the cities of Israel, and smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abel–beth–maachah, and all Cinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali.

  • 2 Kings 15:29

    In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglath–pileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abel–beth–maachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria.

  • 2 Chronicles 16:4

    And Ben–hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel; and they smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abel–maim, and all the store cities of Naphtali.