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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(
caves
). A Levitical city in
Judah
(
1 Chron. 6:58
58
And Hilen with her suburbs, Debir with her suburbs, (1 Chronicles 6:58)
).
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
City in
Judah
assigned to the priests (
1 Chron. 6:58
58
And Hilen with her suburbs, Debir with her suburbs, (1 Chronicles 6:58)
). Called
HOLON
(
Josh. 15:51
51
And Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities with their villages: (Joshua 15:51)
;
Josh. 21:15
15
And Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs, (Joshua 21:15)
). Identified by some with
Beit Alam
, 31° 35' N, 34° 57' E.
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Number:
2432
(
find all occurrences in KJV Bible
)
Transliteration:
Chiylen
Phonic:
khee-lane’
Meaning:
from
2428
; fortress; Chilen, a place in Palestine
KJV Usage:
Hilen
Jackson’s
Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names
:
pain them
Potts’
Bible Proper Names
:
The abode of tarrying; place of caves; fortress:―a Levitical city in Judah [HOLON], 1 Chron. 6:58. {Mansio commorationis}