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Lexicon :: Strong's H2809 - ḥešbôn

Strong's

Red Letter

חֶשְׁבּוֹן

Transliteration

ḥešbôn

Pronunciation

khesh-bone'

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Part of Speech

proper locative noun

Root Word (Etymology)

The same as חֶשְׁבּוֹן (H2808)

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

חֶשְׁבּוֹן Cheshbôwn, khesh-bone'; the same as H2808; Cheshbon, a place East of the Jordan:—Heshbon.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 38x

The KJV translates Strong's H2809 in the following manner: Heshbon (38x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 38x

The KJV translates Strong's H2809 in the following manner: Heshbon (38x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

Heshbon = "stronghold"
1. the capital city of Sihon, king of the Amorites, located on the western border of the high plain and on the border line between the tribes of Reuben and Gad

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

חֶשְׁבּוֹן Cheshbôwn, khesh-bone'; the same as H2808; Cheshbon, a place East of the Jordan:—Heshbon.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H2809: Abbreviations

† II. חֶשְׁבּוֺן proper name, of a location of the city of Sihon king of the Amorites Numbers 21:26, 27, 28, 30, 34; Numbers 32:3 (all E); Deuteronomy 1:4; Deuteronomy 2:24, 26, 30; Deuteronomy 3:2, 6; Deuteronomy 4:46; Deuteronomy 29:6; Joshua 9:10; Joshua 12:2, 5; Joshua 13:10, 21, 27 (all D) Judges 11:19; Jeremiah 48:45; Nehemiah 9:22; captured by Israel who dwelt in it Numbers 21:25 (E) Judges 11:26; rebuilt by Reuben Numbers 32:37 (E), given to Reuben at the division of the land Joshua 13:17 (P); on the border of Gad, Joshua 13:26 (P), it subsequently fell to Gad and was assigned to Levites out of that tribe Joshua 21:39 (P) 1 Chronicles 6:66; the Moabites gained possession of it Isaiah 15:4; Isaiah 16:8, 9 and subsequently the Ammonites Jeremiah 48:2, 34, 45; Jeremiah 49:3; it was celebrated for its fish ponds Cant 7:5. — Modern Ḥusbân, Seetzen^{Reisen i. 407} Rob^{BR i. 551} BD^{Pal 191} Survey^{EP 8}.

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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Numbers

21:25; 21:26; 21:27; 21:28; 21:30; 21:34; 32:3; 32:37

Deuteronomy

1:4; 2:24; 2:26; 2:30; 3:2; 3:6; 4:46; 29:6

Joshua

9:10; 12:2; 12:5; 13:10; 13:17; 13:21; 13:26; 13:27; 21:39

Judges

1 Chronicles

Nehemiah

Song of Songs

Isaiah

15:4; 16:8; 16:9

Jeremiah

48:2; 48:34; 48:45; 48:45; 49:3

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H2809

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Strong's Number H2809 matches the Hebrew חֶשְׁבּוֹן (ḥešbôn),
which occurs 38 times in 37 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 21:25

Num 21:25 - Israel^H3478 took^H3947 all^H3605 these^H428 cities^H5892 and Israel^H3478 lived^H3427 in all^H3605 the cities^H5892 of the Amorites,^H567 in Heshbon,^H2809 and in all^H3605 her [fn]villages.^H1323

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 21:26

Num 21:26 - For Heshbon^H2809 was the city^H5892 of Sihon,^H5511 king^H4428 of the Amorites,^H567 who^H1931 had fought^H3898 against the former^H7223 king^H4428 of Moab^H4124 and had taken^H3947 all^H3605 his land^H776 out of his hand,^H3027 as far^H5704 as the Arnon.^H769

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 21:27

Num 21:27 - Therefore^H5921^H3651 those who use^H4911 proverbs^H4911 say,^H559
“Come^H935 to Heshbon!^H2809 Let it be built!^H1129
So let the city^H5892 of Sihon^H5511 be established.^H3559

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 21:28

Num 21:28 - “For a fire^H784 went^H3318 forth^H3318 from Heshbon,^H2809
A flame^H3852 from the town^H7151 of Sihon;^H5511
It devoured^H398 Ar^H6144 of Moab,^H4124
The [fn]dominant^H1167 [fn]heights^H1181 of the Arnon.^H769

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 21:30

Num 21:30 - “But we have cast^H3384 them down,^H3384
Heshbon^H2809 is ruined^H6 as far^H5704 as Dibon,^H1769
Then we have laid^H8074 waste^H8074 even^H5704 to Nophah,^H5302
Which^H834 reaches to Medeba.”^H4311

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 21:34

Num 21:34 - But the LORD^H3068 said^H559 to Moses,^H4872 “Do not fear^H3372 him, for I have given^H5414 him into your hand,^H3027 and all^H3605 his people^H5971 and his land;^H776 and you shall do^H6213 to him as you did^H6213 to Sihon,^H5511 king^H4428 of the Amorites,^H567 who^H834 lived^H3427 at Heshbon.”^H2809

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 32:3

Num 32:3 - “Ataroth,^H5852 Dibon,^H1769 Jazer,^H3270 Nimrah,^H5247 Heshbon,^H2809 Elealeh,^H500 Sebam,^H7643 Nebo^H5015 and Beon,^H1194

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 32:37

Num 32:37 - The sons^H1121 of Reuben^H7205 built^H1129 Heshbon^H2809 and Elealeh^H500 and Kiriathaim,^H7156

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 1:4

Deu 1:4 - after^H310 he had [fn]defeated^H5221 Sihon^H5511 the king^H4428 of the Amorites,^H567 who^H834 lived^H3427 in Heshbon,^H2809 and Og^H5747 the king^H4428 of Bashan,^H1316 who^H834 lived^H3427 in Ashtaroth^H6252 [fn]and Edrei.^H154

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 2:24

Deu 2:24 - ‘Arise,^H6965 set^H5265 out, and pass^H5674 through^H5674 the [fn]valley^H5158 of Arnon.^H769 Look!^H7200 I have given^H5414 Sihon^H5511 the Amorite,^H567 king^H4428 of Heshbon,^H2809 and his land^H776 into your hand;^H3027 begin^H2490 to take^H3423 possession^H3423 and contend^H1624 with him in battle.^H4421

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 2:26

Deu 2:26 - “So I sent^H7971 messengers^H4397 from the wilderness^H4057 of Kedemoth^H6932 to Sihon^H5511 king^H4428 of Heshbon^H2809 with words^H1697 of peace,^H7965 saying,^H559

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 2:30

Deu 2:30 - “But Sihon^H5511 king^H4428 of Heshbon^H2809 was not willing^H14 for us to pass^H5674 [fn]through his land; for the LORD^H3068 your God^H430 hardened^H7185 his spirit^H7307 and made^H553 his heart^H3824 obstinate,^H553 in order^H4616 to deliver^H5414 him into your hand,^H3027 as he is today.^H3117

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 3:2

Deu 3:2 - “But the LORD^H3068 said^H559 to me, ‘Do not fear^H3372 him, for I have delivered^H5414 him and all^H3605 his people^H5971 and his land^H776 into your hand;^H3027 and you shall do^H6213 to him just^H834 as you did^H6213 to Sihon^H5511 king^H4428 of the Amorites,^H567 who^H834 lived^H3427 at Heshbon.’^H2809

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 3:6

Deu 3:6 - “We [fn]utterly^H2763 destroyed^H2763 them, as we did^H6213 to Sihon^H5511 king^H4428 of Heshbon,^H2809 [fn]utterly^H2763 destroying^H2763 [fn]the men,^H4962 women^H802 and children^H2945 of every^H3605 city.^H5892

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:46

Deu 4:46 - across^H5676 the Jordan,^H3383 in the valley^H1516 opposite^H4136 Beth-peor,^H1047 in the land^H776 of Sihon^H5511 king^H4428 of the Amorites^H567 who^H834 lived^H3427 at Heshbon,^H2809 whom^H834 Moses^H4872 and the sons^H1121 of Israel^H3478 [fn]defeated^H5221 when they came^H3318 out from Egypt.^H4714

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 29:7

Deu 29:7 - “When you [fn]reached^H935 this^H2088 place,^H4725 Sihon^H5511 the king^H4428 of Heshbon^H2809 and Og^H5747 the king^H4428 of Bashan^H1316 came^H3318 out to meet^H7122 us for battle,^H4421 but we [fn]defeated^H5221 them;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 9:10

Jos 9:10 - and all^H3605 that He did^H6213 to the two^H8147 kings^H4428 of the Amorites^H567 who^H834 were beyond^H5676 the Jordan,^H3383 to Sihon^H5511 king^H4428 of Heshbon^H2809 and to Og^H5747 king^H4428 of Bashan^H1316 who^H834 was at Ashtaroth.^H6252

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 12:2

Jos 12:2 - Sihon^H5511 king^H4428 of the Amorites,^H567 who lived^H3427 in Heshbon,^H2809 and ruled^H4910 from Aroer,^H6177 which^H834 is on the edge^H8193 of the valley^H5158 of the Arnon,^H769 both the middle^H8432 of the valley^H5158 and half^H2677 of Gilead,^H1568 even as far^H5704 as the brook^H5158 Jabbok,^H2999 the border^H1366 of the sons^H1121 of Ammon;^H5983

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 12:5

Jos 12:5 - and ruled^H4910 over Mount^H2022 Hermon^H2768 and Salecah^H5548 and all^H3605 Bashan,^H1316 as far^H5704 as the border^H1366 of the Geshurites^H1651 and the Maacathites,^H4602 and half^H2677 of Gilead,^H1568 as far as the border^H1366 of Sihon^H5511 king^H4428 of Heshbon.^H2809

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 13:10

Jos 13:10 - and all^H3605 the cities^H5892 of Sihon^H5511 king^H4428 of the Amorites,^H567 who^H834 reigned^H4427 in Heshbon,^H2809 as far^H5704 as the border^H1366 of the sons^H1121 of Ammon;^H5983

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 13:17

Jos 13:17 - Heshbon,^H2809 and all^H3605 its cities^H5892 which^H834 are on the plain:^H4334 Dibon^H1769 and Bamoth-baal^H1120^H1168 and Beth-baal-meon,^H1010

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 13:21

Jos 13:21 - even all^H3605 the cities^H5892 of the plain^H4334 and all^H3605 the kingdom^H4468 of Sihon^H5511 king^H4428 of the Amorites^H567 who^H834 reigned^H4427 in Heshbon,^H2809 whom^H834 Moses^H4872 struck^H5221 with the chiefs^H5387 of Midian,^H4080 Evi^H189 and Rekem^H7552 and Zur^H6698 and Hur^H2354 and Reba,^H7254 the princes^H5257 of Sihon,^H5511 who lived^H3427 in the land.^H776

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 13:26

Jos 13:26 - and from Heshbon^H2809 as far^H5704 as Ramath-mizpeh^H7434 and Betonim,^H993 and from Mahanaim^H4266 as far^H5704 as the border^H1366 of [fn]Debir;^H1688

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 13:27

Jos 13:27 - and in the valley,^H6010 Beth-haram^H1027 and Beth-nimrah^H1039 and Succoth^H5523 and Zaphon,^H6829 the rest^H3499 of the kingdom^H4468 of Sihon^H5511 king^H4428 of Heshbon,^H2809 with the Jordan^H3383 [fn]as a border,^H1366 as far^H5704 as the lower end^H7097 of the Sea^H3220 of [fn]Chinnereth^H3672 beyond^H5676 the Jordan^H3383 to the east.^H4217

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 21:39

Jos 21:39 - Heshbon^H2809 with its pasture^H4054 lands,^H4054 Jazer^H3270 with its pasture^H4054 lands;^H4054 four^H702 cities^H5892 in all.^H3605

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 11:19

Jdg 11:19 - ‘And Israel^H3478 sent^H7971 messengers^H4397 to Sihon^H5511 king^H4428 of the Amorites,^H567 the king^H4428 of Heshbon,^H2809 and Israel^H3478 said^H559 to him, “Please^H4994 let us pass^H5674 through your land^H776 to our place.”^H4725

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 11:26

Jdg 11:26 - ‘While Israel^H3478 lived^H3427 in Heshbon^H2809 and its villages,^H1323 and in Aroer^H6177 and its villages,^H1323 and in all^H3605 the cities^H5892 that are on the banks^H3027 of the Arnon,^H769 three^H7969 hundred^H3967 years,^H8141 why^H4069 did you not recover^H5337 them within that time?^H6256

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 6:81

1Ch 6:81 - Heshbon^H2809 with its pasture^H4054 lands^H4054 and Jazer^H3270 with its pasture^H4054 lands.^H4054

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:22

Neh 9:22 - “You also gave^H5414 them kingdoms^H4467 and peoples,^H5971
And allotted^H2505 them to them as a [fn]boundary.^H6285
They took^H3423 possession^H3423 of the land^H776 of Sihon^H5511 [fn]the king^H4428 of Heshbon^H2809
And the land^H776 of Og^H5747 the king^H4428 of Bashan.^H1316

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 7:4

Sng 7:4 - “Your neck^H6677 is like a tower^H4026 of ivory,^H8127
Your eyes^H5869 like the pools^H1295 in Heshbon^H2809
By the gate^H8179 of Bath-rabbim;^H1337
Your nose^H639 is like the tower^H4026 of Lebanon,^H3844
Which faces^H6440 toward^H6440 Damascus.^H1834

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 15:4

Isa 15:4 - Heshbon^H2809 and Elealeh^H500 also cry^H2199 out,
Their voice^H6963 is heard^H8085 all^H5704 the way^H5704 to Jahaz;^H3096
Therefore^H5921^H3651 the [fn]armed^H2502 men of Moab^H4124 cry^H7321 aloud;^H7321
His soul^H5315 trembles^H3415 within him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 16:8

Isa 16:8 - For the fields^H7709 of Heshbon^H2809 have [fn]withered,^H535 the vines^H1612 of Sibmah^H7643 as well;
The lords^H1167 of the nations^H1471 have trampled^H1986 down^H1986 its choice^H8291 clusters^H8291
Which reached^H5060 as far^H5704 as Jazer^H3270 and wandered^H8582 to the deserts;^H4057
Its tendrils^H7976 spread^H5203 themselves out and passed^H5674 over^H5674 the sea.^H3220

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 16:9

Isa 16:9 - Therefore^H5921^H3651 I will weep^H1058 bitterly^H1065 for Jazer,^H3270 for the vine^H1612 of Sibmah;^H7643
I will drench^H7301 you with my tears,^H1832 O Heshbon^H2809 and Elealeh;^H500
For the shouting^H1959 over^H5921 your summer^H7019 fruits^H7019 and your harvest^H7105 has fallen^H5307 away.^H5307

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:2

Jer 48:2 - “There^H369 is praise^H8416 for Moab^H4124 no^H369 longer;^H5750
In Heshbon^H2809 they have devised^H2803 calamity^H7451 against^H5921 her:
‘Come^H1980 and let us cut^H3772 her off^H3772 from being a nation!’^H1471
You too,^H1571 [fn]Madmen,^H4086 will be silenced;^H1826
The sword^H2719 will follow^H310^H1980 after^H310 you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:34

Jer 48:34 - “From the outcry^H2201 at Heshbon^H2809 even to Elealeh,^H500 even to Jahaz^H3096 they have [fn]raised^H5414 their voice,^H6963 from Zoar^H6820 even to Horonaim^H2773 and to Eglath-shelishiyah;^H5700^H7992 for even^H1571 the waters^H4325 of Nimrim^H5249 will become^H1961 desolate.^H4923

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:45

Jer 48:45 - “In the shadow^H6738 of Heshbon^H2809
The fugitives^H5127 stand^H5975 without^H4480 strength;^H3581
For a fire^H784 has gone^H3318 forth^H3318 from Heshbon^H2809
And a flame^H3852 from the midst^H996 of Sihon,^H5511
And it has devoured^H398 the forehead^H6285 of Moab^H4124
And the scalps^H6936 of the [fn]riotous^H7588 revelers.^H1121^H7588

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:3

Jer 49:3 - “Wail,^H3213 O Heshbon,^H2809 for Ai^H5857 has been destroyed!^H7703
Cry^H6817 out, O daughters^H1323 of Rabbah,^H7237
Gird^H2296 yourselves^H2296 with sackcloth^H8242 and lament,^H5594
And rush^H7751 back^H7751 and forth^H7751 inside the walls;^H1448
For [fn]Malcam^H4445 will go^H1980 into exile^H1473
Together^H3162 with his priests^H3548 and his princes.^H8269

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