פִּרְעָתוֹנִיPirʻâthôwnîy

of foregoing (Judges 12:13; Judges 12:15; 1 Chronicles 27:14; 2 Samuel 23:30; 1 Chronicles 11:31)

Pronunciation: pir-aw-tho-nee' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6553

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 5 times in the Bible.

  • Judges 12:13 After Elon died, Abdon son of Hillel, from Pirathon, judged Israel.
  • Judges 12:15 When he died, he was buried at Pirathon in Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites.
  • 2 Samuel 23:30 Benaiah from Pirathon; Hurai from Nahale-gaash;
  • 1 Chronicles 11:31 Ithai son of Ribai from Gibeah (in the land of Benjamin); Benaiah from Pirathon;
  • 1 Chronicles 27:14 Benaiah from Pirathon in Ephraim was commander of the eleventh division of 24,000 troops, which was on duty during the eleventh month.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).