HESHLON

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HESHLON

Jaredite GN		Plains north of Desolation, near the valley of Gilgal, where Shared defeated Coriantumr in battle (Ether 13:28)

No etymology is suggested.

If Hebrew can be appealed to for Jaredite etymologies, then possibly ḥšl, “make weak, prostrate, weary, thin, crush,” with ending -ōn as in the biblical PN ḥešbōn 
(1 Chronicles 6:18), hence weary, prostrate; crushed, refined”? (RFS). The -ōn suffix used in PNs often can best be understood as a marker for “place.” Hence “place of 
weakness/prostration” would be a valid suggestion and may have reference to the battle which took place there (JAT).