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Chilion
finished; complete; perfect
כִּלְיוֹן kil.yon
Chilion (Hebrew: כִּלְיוֹן, kil.yon) means “finished; complete; perfect”, by traditional interpretation. It appears in 3 verses across 1 book of the Bible. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears with Boaz in Ruth 4.
The bearer in scripture
One person in scripture bears this name.
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Chilion
son of Elimelech; spouse of Orpah
Scripture against society
The two measures, side by side
At a glance
- Verses
- 3 across 1 book
- Bearers
- 1 one person only
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- Judges
Using it today
In United States birth records this name is below the reporting threshold. The Social Security Administration does not publish counts under five, so a name given to four children looks the same as one given to none.
In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First appears | Ruth 1:2 |
| Last appears | Ruth 4:9 |
| Cross-references | 24 linked passages |
Names connected to this one
- Mahlon attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Elimelech.
- Mahlon co-occurrence Appears with Mahlon in Ruth 1.
- Elimelech co-occurrence Appears with Elimelech in Ruth 4.
- Naomi co-occurrence Appears with Naomi in Ruth 4.
- Ephrathah co-occurrence Appears with Ephrathah in Ruth 1.
- Boaz co-occurrence Appears with Boaz in Ruth 4.
- Orpah co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Orpah.
- Ruth co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Ruth.
Origin & meaning
A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Rut.1.2;
son of: Elimelech (H0458) and Naomi (H5281);
brother of: Mahlon (H4248); married to Orpah (H6204)
§ Chilion = "pining"
an Ephraimite and son of Elimelech by Naomi and the deceased husband of Ruth (or maybe deceased husband of Orpah)
Chilion was the son of Elimelech and Naomi, and the husband of Orpah.
The biblical story
Chilion was the son of Elimelech and Naomi, from Bethlehem in Judah. He had a brother named Mahlon. During a famine, Elimelech, Naomi, and their two sons went to live in the country of Moab (Rut.1.1-2). While in Moab, Chilion married a Moabite woman named Orpah, and Mahlon married Ruth (Rut.1.4). Tragically, Elimelech, Chilion, and Mahlon died in Moab, leaving Naomi, Ruth, and Orpah as widows (Rut.1.3,5). When Naomi decided to return to Judah, Orpah remained in Moab, while Ruth chose to accompany her mother-in-law (Rut.1.6-18). Later, when Boaz redeemed the land that had belonged to Elimelech, he also acquired the right to marry Ruth and continue the lineage of Mahlon and Chilion (Rut.4.9-10).
Key verses
Chilion appears in 3 verses. Here are some of the most notable:
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And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Beth–lehem–judah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there.
Ruth 1:2 -
And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them; and the woman was left of her two sons and her husband.
Ruth 1:5 -
And Boaz said unto the elders, and unto all the people, Ye are witnesses this day, that I have bought all that was Elimelech’s, and all that was Chilion’s and Mahlon’s, of the hand of Naomi.
Ruth 4:9
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Ruth (3)
- Ruth 1:2
- Ruth 1:5
- Ruth 4:9