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Meaning of Mahlon | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. The first husband of Ruth, mentioned in the Book of Ruth in the Bible.
  2. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.

Equivalents

Deutsch Machlon
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi Mahelona

Examples

“Moreover Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, have I purchased to be my wife, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance, that the name of the dead be not cut off from among his brethren, and from the gate of his place: ye are witnesses this day.”

CEFR level

B1
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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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