Ruth 1:2:9Ruth.1.2.W9PAT

מַחְל֤וֹן

makhlohn

Mahlon

Transliteration
makh-LOHN
Extended
mah-KHLOHN
IPA
/maħˈloːn/

Meaning by language

English
Mahlon
French
Machlon
Spanish
Majlón
Portuguese
Malom
German
Machlon
Russian
Махлон
Arabic-Simplified
محلون
Hindi
महलोन
Chinese-Simplified
玛伦
Korean
말론
Indonesian
Mahlon
Bengali
মাখলোন
Tagalog
Mahlon
Swahili
Mahloni
Amharic
ማልኦን
Yoruba
Málọnì
Igbo
Mahlọn
Twi
Mahlon
Ewe
Mahlon

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
מַחְ + ל֤וֹן
makh + lohn
makhlohn

Alphabet Analysis

Memm as in mother
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Lamedl as in law
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Nun Sofitfinal form of Nun — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    makh-LOHN

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-SHEM sheh-NEE-bah-NAHV makh-LOHN ve-khil-YON

  3. clause

    ve-SHEM ha-ISH eh-lee-MEH-lekh ve-SHEM ish-TO na-oh-MI ve-SHEM sheh-NEE-bah-NAHV makh-LOHN ve-khil-YON eh-frah-TEEM mih-BEIT LE-khem ye-hu-DA

  4. sentence

    ve-SHEM ha-ISH eh-lee-MEH-lekh ve-SHEM ish-TO na-oh-MI ve-SHEM sheh-NEE-bah-NAHV makh-LOHN ve-khil-YON eh-frah-TEEM mih-BEIT LE-khem ye-hu-DA va-ya-VO-u sdei-mo-AV va-yih-yu-SHAM

In contextRuth 1:2

and the name of the man Elimelech and the name of his wife Naomi and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion Ephrathites from Bethlehem of Judah came fields of Moab and remained there

About this coordinate

Ruth 1:2:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Ruth 1:2, so the Hebrew word מַחְל֤וֹן (makhlohn) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Ruth.1.2.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Ruth.1.2.W9.S1) and character.