How to Pronounce Havilah
HAV-ih-lah
Havilah is pronounced HAV-ih-lah (ˈhævələ): three syllables, stress on the first. Also heard: HAV-uh-luh.
What does Havilah mean?
Havilah means “that suffers pain; that brings forth”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Where was Havilah?
Havilah is a region named in the Bible, first as the land encircled by the river Pison flowing out of Eden, where there is gold, bdellium, and the onyx stone (Genesis 2:11). Havilah is also listed as a son of Cush and, separately, a son of Joktan among the descendants in the table of nations (Genesis 10:7, Genesis 10:29), and it marks a boundary of Ishmael's descendants and of the Amalekites, who dwelt from Havilah toward Shur (Genesis 25:18).
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