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Pirathon <a href="../hebrew/6553.htm" title="6553">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Pirathon: Pirathon</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">פִרְעָתוֹן</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Proper Name Location<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Pir`athown<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>peer-ah-TONE<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(pir-aw-thone')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Pirathon<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Pirathon<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from an unused root meaning to be fruitful<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>There is no direct Greek equivalent for Pirathon in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a specific Hebrew place name.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>Pirathon is a town mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, specifically in the context of the tribal allotments of the Israelites. It is noted as the hometown of Abdon, one of the judges of Israel.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>Pirathon is located in the territory of Ephraim, in the hill country. It is historically significant as the birthplace and burial site of Abdon, the son of Hillel, who judged Israel for eight years. The town's name, possibly meaning "fruitful," suggests a region that was agriculturally productive, which aligns with the fertile lands of Ephraim.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from the same as <a href="/hebrew/6546.htm">pera</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>perhaps "height," a place in Ephraim<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Pirathon (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">מִּרְעָתוֺן</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>proper name, of a location</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>in Ephraim</b></font> (? = <em>height</em>; compare Sabean proper name <font class="hebrew2">יהפרע</font> <em>he makes lofty</em> Os<sup>l.c</sup>.); — <a href="/interlinear/judges/12-15.htm">Judges 12:15</a>, <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Φαραθωμ</font>, A <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font><sup>L</sup> <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Φρααθων</font>; perhaps modern <em>Far±atâ</em>, approximately 6 miles WSM. from Nablus, compare Buhl<sup>Geogr. 206</sup> (GASm<sup>Geogr.353</sup> proposes top of <em>Wady Farah</em> northeast from Nablus). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Pirathon <p>From <a href="/hebrew/6546.htm">par'ah</a>; chieftaincy; Pirathon, a place in Palestine -- Pirathon. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/6546.htm">par'ah</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>בְּפִרְעָתוֹן֙ בפרעתון bə·p̄ir·‘ā·ṯō·wn befiratOn bəp̄ir‘āṯōwn<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/judges/12-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Judges 12:15</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/judges/12.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הַפִּרְעָתוֹנִ֑י וַיִּקָּבֵ֤ר <b> בְּפִרְעָתוֹן֙ </b> בְּאֶ֣רֶץ אֶפְרַ֔יִם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/judges/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and was buried <span class="itali">at Pirathon</span> in the land<br><a href="/kjvs/judges/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and was buried <span class="itali">in Pirathon</span> in the land<br><a href="/interlinear/judges/12-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the Pirathonite was buried <span class="itali">Pirathon</span> the land of Ephraim<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6552.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6552.htm">Strong's Hebrew 6552<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/befiraton_6552.htm">bə·p̄ir·‘ā·ṯō·wn — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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