Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
Maon
Usage: § Maon or Maonites = "habitation" a city of Judah located 8 miles south of Hebron
Strong's Number
H4584
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
6
Books
4
Strong's H4584 Quick Answer
Strong's H4584 מָעוֹן (Ma`own) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Ma`own (maw-ohn') n/l. 1. a residence 2. Maon, the name of an Israelite and of a place in Israel It has 6 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include maon. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- Ma`own (maw-ohn') n/l. 1. a residence 2. Maon, the name of an Israelite and of a place in Israel
- Usage
- 6 linked usages
- Books
- 4 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- maon
Meaning and Definition
Ma`own (maw-ohn') n/l. 1. a residence 2. Maon, the name of an Israelite and of a place in Israel [the same as H4583] KJV: Maon, Maonites. Root(s): H4583 Compare: H1010, H4586
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4584. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H4584 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Ma`own, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
Maon
Joshua 15:55
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How Strong's H4584 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 6 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H4584 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H4584 in the Old Testament
6 indexed usages in Old Testament.
Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Juttah,
The Zidonians also, and the Amalekites, and the Maonites, did oppress you; and ye cried to me, and I delivered you out of their hand.
And they arose, and went to Ziph before Saul: but David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the plain on the south of Jeshimon.
Usage Excerpts
First 6 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4584.
Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Juttah,
The Zidonians also, and the Amalekites, and the Maonites, did oppress you; and ye cried to me, and I delivered you out of their hand.
And they arose, and went to Ziph before Saul: but David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the plain on the south of Jeshimon.
Saul also and his men went to seek him. And they told David; wherefore he came down into a rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard that, he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon.
And there was a man in Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel; and the man was very great, and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats: and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.
And the son of Shammai was Maon: and Maon was the father of Bethzur.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4584, grouped by book.
Joshua 1 usage, Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Samuel 3 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H4584 FAQ
What does maon (מָעוֹן) mean?
Maon (Strong's H4584) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Maon". Ma`own (maw-ohn') n/l. 1. a residence 2. Maon, the name of an Israelite and of a place in Israel
How many times is maon (מָעוֹן) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 6 linked usages for Strong's H4584 across 4 books.
Where can I study maon (מָעוֹן) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4584 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate maon (מָעוֹן)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as maon. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.