Joshua 19:42

וְשַֽׁעֲלַבִּ֥ין וְאַיָּל֖וֹן וְיִתְלָֽה
And Shaalabbin, and Ajalon, and Jethlah,
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Judges 1:35

וַיּוֹאֶל הָֽאֱמֹרִי לָשֶׁבֶת בְּהַר-חֶרֶס בְּאַיָּלוֹן וּבְשַֽׁעַלְבִים וַתִּכְבַּד יַד בֵּית-יוֹסֵף וַיִּֽהְיוּ לָמַֽס׃
35
But the Amorites would dwell in mount Heres in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim: yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became tributaries.

1 Samuel 14:31

וַיַּכּוּ בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּים מִמִּכְמָשׂ אַיָּלֹנָה וַיָּעַף הָעָם מְאֹֽד׃
31
And they smote the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon: and the people were very faint.

Joshua 10:12

אָז יְדַבֵּר יְהוֹשֻׁעַ לַֽיהוָה בְּיוֹם תֵּת יְהוָה אֶת-הָאֱמֹרִי לִפְנֵי בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיֹּאמֶר׀ לְעֵינֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל שֶׁמֶשׁ בְּגִבְעוֹן דּוֹם וְיָרֵחַ בְּעֵמֶק אַיָּלֽוֹן׃
12
Then spake Joshua to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon.

Joshua 21:24

אֶת-אַיָּלוֹן וְאֶת-מִגְרָשֶׁהָ אֶת-גַּת-רִמּוֹן וְאֶת-מִגְרָשֶׁהָ עָרִים אַרְבַּֽע׃
24
Aijalon with her suburbs, Gath-rimmon with her suburbs; four cities.
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Joshua 19:42
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וְשַֽׁעֲלַבִּ֥ין וְאַיָּל֖וֹן Tipeha — a lesser break וְיִתְלָֽה Silluq — end of the verse
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וְ שַֽׁעֲלַבִּ֥ין
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
שַֽׁעֲלַבִּ֥ין
Root word a name — transliterate it ("And shaalabbin")
Dictionary form: שַׁעַלְבִים · sha-al-BEEM
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Noun — Proper Name
וְ Speech Conjunction
שַֽׁעֲלַבִּין Speech Noun Type Proper Name
In English
In the KJV here: and shaalabbin
and in shaalbim ×2 and shaalabbin ×1
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Shaalbim — Standard modern spelling; preferred in most translations.
Shaalabbin — Alternate spelling; matches older manuscript traditions.
Sha'albim — Use apostrophe to signal the glottal break for readers.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB8914 H8169

BDB8913 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8915

שַׁעַלְבִים proper name, of a location (perhaps haunt of foxes; Arabic , Assyrian šêlibu, fox); — in (original) territory of Dan, Judg 1:35 (compare GFM, on etymology and site), 1Kgs 4:9, Θαλαβεειν, Σαλαβειμ, Judges also αἱ ἀλώπεκες, as doublet, or (A ᵐ5L) alone; = שַׁעֲלַבִּין Josh 19:42, Σα(α)λαβειν.

שַׁעֲלַבִּין see foregoing.
Strong's Definition H8169
shaalbim, shaalabbin
šaʿalbîm
place of foxes
Shaalbim or Shaalabbin, a place in Palestine
  • a town in Dan occupied by the Amorites
Variations 2 forms of this word
Translations 2 English renderings
Shaalabbin Shaalbim
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וְ אַיָּל֖וֹן
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
אַיָּל֖וֹן
Root word a name — transliterate it ("And ajalon")
Dictionary form: אַיָּלוֹן · ah-yaw-LONE
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Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar C/Np
Noun — Proper Name
וְ Speech Conjunction
אַיָּלוֹן Speech Noun Type Proper Name
In English
In the KJV here: and ajalon
and aijalon ×2 and ajalon ×2 in aijalon ×2 aijalon ×1 of aijalon ×1 of ajalon ×1 to aijalon ×1
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Aijalon — Standard modern spelling; preferred in most scholarly translations.
Ajalon — Alternate accepted spelling; used in some modern versions.
Ayalon — Closer to Hebrew pronunciation; suits academically precise contexts.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB217 H357

BDB216 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB218

אַיָּלוֺן proper name, of a location (Deer-field) Aijalon — ׳א Josh 10:12 + 8 t.; אַיָּ֫לֹנָה 1Sam 14:31 —

1. city in Dan Josh 19:42; Josh 21:24 (Levitical city) Judg 1:35; 1Sam 14:31 doubtless same; so 1Chr 6:54 (where Dan omitted); apparently later in Benjamin 1Chr 8:13; 1Chr 2:10; 1Chr 28:18 (see Be); עֵמֶק אַיָּלוֺן Josh 10:12 almost certainly named from same; = Epiph. Ἰαλω modern Jâlo RobBR ii. 253, Surveyiii. 19.
2. city in Zebulun Judg 12:12.

Strong's Definition H357
aijalon, ajalon
ʾayyālôn
field of deer
Ajalon, the name of five places in Palestine
  • Levitical city in Dan, 14 miles or 25 km north-west of Jerusalem, later ruled by the Amorites, then the Benjamites of Judah, then by the Philistines
    • "a city of Zebulun, site unknown
Variations 5 forms of this word
Translations 7 English renderings
Aijalon Valley of Aijalon
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Word Parts
וְ יִתְלָֽה
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
יִתְלָֽה
Root word a name — transliterate it ("And jethlah")
Dictionary form: יִתְלָה · yit-LAW
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar C/Np
Noun — Proper Name
וְ Speech Conjunction
יִתְלָֽה Speech Noun Type Proper Name
In English
In the KJV here: and jethlah
and jethlah ×1
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Jethlah — Standard modern spelling of this proper place name.
Yitlah — Transliteration-based rendering; highlights Hebrew origin.
Ithlah — Alternate historical spelling found in some modern versions.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9162 H3494

BDB9161 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB9163

יִתְלָה proper name, of a location in (Southern) Dan Josh 19:42 Σιλαθα, ᵐ5L Ιθλα.

Strong's Definition H3494
jethlah
yitlâ
he hangs
Jithlah, a place in Palestine
  • one of the towns in southern Dan
Variations 1 forms of this word
Translations 1 English renderings
Ithlah
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