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Pirathonite

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

Dweller in Pirathon

(Judg. 12:13,15¹³And after him Abdon the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel. (Judges 12:13)
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 12:15); 1 Chron. 27:14¹⁴The eleventh captain for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. (1 Chronicles 27:14)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

An inhabitant of Pirathon (Judg. 12:13,15¹³And after him Abdon the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel. (Judges 12:13)
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 12:15); 2 Sam. 23:30³⁰Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash, (2 Samuel 23:30); 1 Chron. 11:31³¹Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah, that pertained to the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite, (1 Chronicles 11:31); 1 Chron. 27:14¹⁴The eleventh captain for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. (1 Chronicles 27:14)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

6553 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Pir`athowniy

Phonic:

pir-aw-tho-nee’

Meaning:

or Pirathoniy {pir-aw-tho-nee'}; patrial from 6552; a Pirathonite or inhabitant of Pirathon

KJV Usage:

Pirathonite

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

gentilic of Pirathon

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Inhabitants of Pirathon:―Abdon and Benaiah are so called, Judg. 12:15. {Habitations Pirathonis}