Hebrew word · H5935

עַלְיָן, עַלְוָן

'alvan

Alvan

Appears 2 times in 2 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament.

What it means

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.23;

son of: Shobal (H7732);

brother of: Manahath (H4506B), Ebal (H5858B), Shepho (H8195) and Onam (H0208)

§ Alian or Alvan = "tall"

a Horite, son of Shobal

Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

Where it appears

Genesis · 1

  1. Genesis 36:23 עַלְוָ֥ן Alvan

    These are the sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.

1 Chronicles · 1

  1. 1 Chronicles 1:40 עַלְיָ֧ן Alyan

    The sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. The sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah.

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