{
  "type": "word",
  "id": "H4248",
  "lemma": "מַחְלוֹן",
  "transliteration": "Machlôwn",
  "definition": "Machlon, an Israelite",
  "kjv": "Mahlon.",
  "occurrences": 4,
  "language": "Hebrew",
  "builtFrom": [
    {
      "id": "H2470",
      "lemma": "חָלָה",
      "transliteration": "châlâh",
      "meaning": "to be rubbed or worn",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/word/H2470"
    }
  ],
  "brownDriverBriggs": [
    "מַחְלוֹן n.pr.m. son of Elimelech and Naomi, first husband of Ruth"
  ],
  "whereItOccurs": [
    {
      "reference": "Ruth 1:2",
      "text": "The name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi. The names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/ruth/1?v=2"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Ruth 1:5",
      "text": "Mahlon and Chilion both died, and the woman was bereaved of her two children and of her husband.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/ruth/1?v=5"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Ruth 4:9",
      "text": "Boaz said to the elders and to all the people, “You are witnesses today, that I have bought all that was Elimelech’s…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/ruth/4?v=9"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Ruth 4:10",
      "text": "Moreover, Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, I have purchased to be my wife, to raise up the name of the dead on…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/ruth/4?v=10"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://besorah.bible/word/H4248",
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