HEBREW: 4248 Nwlxm Machlown
NAVE: Mahlon
EBD: Mahlon
SMITH: MAHLON
ISBE: MAHLON
Mahlon
In Bible versions:
Mahlon: NET AVS NIV NRSV NASB TEV
infirmity; a harp; pardon ( --> same as Mahali, Mahlah, Mahli)
son of Elimelech and Naomi; first husband of Ruth
son of Elimelech and Naomi; first husband of Ruth
Hebrew
Strongs #04248: Nwlxm Machlown
Mahlon = "sick"1) son of Elimelech by Naomi and first husband of Ruth
4248 Machlown makh-lone'
from 2470; sick; Machlon, an Israelite: KJV -- Mahlon.see HEBREW for 02470
Mahlon [ebd]
sickly, the elder of Elimelech the Bethlehemite's two sons by Naomi. He married Ruth and died childless (Ruth 1:2, 5; 4:9, 10), in the land of Moab.
MAHLON [smith]
(sick) the first husband of Ruth; son of Eiimelech and Naomi. (Ruth 1:2,5; 4:9,10) comp. 1Sam 17:12MAHLON [isbe]
MAHLON - ma'-lon (machlon, "invalid"): Ruth's first husband (Ruth 1:5; 4:9,10). In the latter passage is further evidence of the unwillingness to allow a family connection or inheritance to drop (see MAHLAH; MAHLI). Note that David's descent and that of his "Greater Son" come through Ruth and Boaz (Ruth 4:22).
