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Pirathon

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(princely). Now Ferata, six miles southwest of Shechem (Judg. 12:13-15¹³And after him Abdon the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel. ¹⁴And he had forty sons and thirty nephews, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years. ¹⁵And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mount of the Amalekites. (Judges 12:13‑15); 2 Sam. 23:30³⁰Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash, (2 Samuel 23:30); 1 Chron. 11:3³Therefore came all the elders of Israel to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the Lord; and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the Lord by Samuel. (1 Chronicles 11:3)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

Place in Ephraim where Abdon was buried “in the mount of the Amalekites” (Judg. 12:15¹⁵And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mount of the Amalekites. (Judges 12:15)). Identified by some with Feron, 32° 17' N, 35° 1' E.

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

6552 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Pir`athown

Phonic:

pir-aw-thone’

Meaning:

from 6546; chieftaincy; Pirathon, a place in Palestine

KJV Usage:

Pirathon

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

nakedness: looseness

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Righteous vengeance; chieftaincy; princely:―a place in Palestine, Judg. 12:15. {Ultio iusta}