Strong’s G0257

ἁλών

Part of speech

Noun, Feminine

Transliteration

halón

Pronunciation

hah-LONE

Definition

Threshing floor

Meaning

a threshing-floor.

Usage

The term "halón" refers to a threshing floor, a flat surface where grain is separated from chaff. In biblical times, threshing floors were essential for agricultural societies, serving as a place for processing harvested grain. The term is used metaphorically in Scripture to denote judgment and separation, as well as a place of divine encounter.

Bible references

Matthew 3:12;Luke 3:17