H6552

פִּרְעָתוֹן

pir.a.tonN:N--L

Pirathon

Pirathon = "princely" a town in Ephraim in the mount of the Amalekite perhaps modern 'Ferata' located 1.5 miles (2.5 km) south from Jaffa on the road to Nablus Also named: pir.a.to.ni (פִּרְעָתוֹנִי "Pirathon" H6553)

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

פִּרְעָתוֺן proper name, of a location in Ephraim (? = height; compare Sabean proper name יהפרע he makes lofty Os^l.c.); — Judg 12:15, Φαραθωμ, A ᵐ5^L Φρααθων; perhaps modern Far±atâ, approximately 6 miles WSM. from Nablus, compare Buhl^{Geogr. 206} (GASm^Geogr.353 proposes top of Wady Farah northeast from Nablus).

1 occurrence

Judges 12:15