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Tilon

murmuring

תִּילוֹן tu.lon

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Tilon (Hebrew: תִּילוֹן, tu.lon) means “murmuring”, by traditional interpretation. It appears once, at 1 Chronicles 4:20. In 1998 it was given to 5 children in the United States. Use is long out of use. Appears with Amnon in 1 Chronicles 4.

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The bearer in scripture

One person in scripture bears this name.

  1. Tilon

    Divided Kingdom · tribe of Judah · 1 verse

    son of Shimon

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Scripture against society

The two measures, side by side

Concordance Depth Index 8.9 · rank 1,725
US usage today rank 9,631 · 5 births in 1998
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At a glance

Verses
1 across 1 book
Bearers
1 one person only
Testament
Old
Era
Divided Kingdom
Hapax
Yes occurs exactly once
SSA · public domainBirths in year

Using it today

Very unlikely to share a classroom with another.
Based on 1998 births across the United States.
MeasureValueReading
Given in 1998 5 Long out of use
All-time total5 Since records begin in 1880
Peak 5 in 1998 Its highest year on record
Merged person graph1 verse pairs

In scripture

FactDetail
First appears1 Chronicles 4:20
Computed · A2/A3Rationale generated

Names connected to this one

  • Ishi attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Shimon.
  • Rinnah attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Shimon.
  • Amnon attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Shimon.
  • Ishi co-occurrence Appears with Ishi in 1 Chronicles 4.
  • Zoheth co-occurrence Appears with Zoheth in 1 Chronicles 4.
  • Rinnah co-occurrence Appears with Rinnah in 1 Chronicles 4.
  • Shimon co-occurrence Appears with Shimon in 1 Chronicles 4.
  • Amnon co-occurrence Appears with Amnon in 1 Chronicles 4.

Origin & meaning

Strong's number H8436
Hebrew תִּילוֹן
Transliteration tu.lon

A man of the tribe of Judah(?) living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.4.20;
son of: Shimon (H7889);
brother of: Amnon (H0550H), Rinnah (H7441), Ben-hanan (H1135)
§ Tilon = "gift"
a Judaite, son of Shimon

Tilon was a son of Shimon, a descendant of Judah.

The biblical story

Tilon is mentioned briefly in 1Ch.4.20 as one of the sons of Shimon, along with his brothers Amnon, Rinnah, and Ben-hanan. Shimon was a descendant of Judah through Perez and Hezron. No other details are provided about Tilon's life or role in the tribe of Judah. His mention serves to trace the genealogy of Judah and demonstrate the continuity of the tribe from the time of the patriarchs to the period of the divided monarchy.

Key verses

Tilon appears in 1 verse. Here are some of the most notable:

  1. And the sons of Shimon were, Amnon, and Rinnah, Ben–hanan, and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi were, Zoheth, and Ben–zoheth.

    1 Chronicles 4:20
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1 Chronicles (1)

  • 1 Chronicles 4:20