Encyclopedia of The Bible – Chilion
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Chilion

CHILION kĭl’ ĭ ən (כִּלְיﯴנ׃֙, failing, pining). Son of Elimelech and Naomi, husband of Orpah (Ruth 1:2; 4:9), who died while the family sojourned in Moab.