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Lexicon :: Strong's H860 - 'āṯôn

Aa
אָתוֹן
Transliteration
'āṯôn
Pronunciation
aw-thone'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably from the same as אֵיתָן (H386) (sense of patience)
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TWOT Reference: 190a

Strong’s Definitions

אָתוֹן ʼâthôwn, aw-thone'; probably from the same as H386 (in the sense of patience); a female donkey (from its docility):—(she) ass.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 34x

The KJV translates Strong's H860 in the following manner: ass (34x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 34x
The KJV translates Strong's H860 in the following manner: ass (34x).

  1. she-ass, she-donkey

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אָתוֹן ʼâthôwn, aw-thone'; probably from the same as H386 (in the sense of patience); a female donkey (from its docility):—(she) ass.
STRONGS H860: Abbreviations
† אָתוֺן noun feminineGenesis 45:23 she-ass (Arabic bdb008705, Aramaic אַתָּנָא, bdb008706, Assyrian atânu) — אָתוֺן Numbers 22:23 + 10 times; אֲתֹנְךָ Numbers 22:30, 32; אֲתֹנוֺ Genesis 49:11 + 2 times; plural absolute אֲתֹנֹת Genesis 12:16 + 2 times; אֲתֹנוֺת Judges 5:10 + 12 times; אֲתוֺנוֺת Job 1:3; Job 42:12; — she-ass, as dam Genesis 49:11; Zechariah 9:9; as property (constituting wealth) Genesis 12:16; Genesis 32:16; Job 1:3, 14; Job 42:12 compare 1 Chronicles 27:30; so of the asses of Kish + 8 times 1 Samuel 9:3 (twice in verse); 1 Samuel 9:5, 20; 1 Samuel 10:2 (twice in verse); 1 Samuel 10:14, 16; as beasts of burden Genesis 45:23; for riding Judges 5:10; Numbers 22:21, 22; 2 Kings 4:22, 24; of Balaam's ass + 14 times Numbers 22:21, 22, 23 (3 times in verse); Numbers 22:25, 27 (twice in verse); Numbers 22:28, 29, 30 (twice in verse); Numbers 22:32, 33.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

12:16; 12:16; 32:16; 45:23; 45:23; 49:11; 49:11

Numbers

22:21; 22:21; 22:22; 22:22; 22:23; 22:23; 22:25; 22:27; 22:28; 22:29; 22:30; 22:30; 22:32; 22:32; 22:33

Judges

5:10; 5:10

1 Samuel

9:3; 9:5; 9:20; 10:2; 10:14; 10:16

2 Kings

4:22; 4:24

1 Chronicles

27:30

Job

1:3; 1:3; 1:14; 42:12; 42:12

Zechariah

9:9

H860

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H860 matches the Hebrew אָתוֹן ('āṯôn),
which occurs 34 times in 28 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 12:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 12:16 - And because of her, he was good to Abram, and he had sheep and oxen and asses, and men-servants and women-servants, and camels.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:15

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:15 - Thirty camels with their young ones, forty cows, ten oxen, twenty asses, and ten young asses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:23

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:23 - And to his father he sent ten asses with good things from Egypt on their backs, and ten she-asses with grain and bread and food for his father on the journey.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:11 - Knotting his ass's cord to the vine, and his young ass to the best vine; washing his robe in wine, and his clothing in the blood of grapes:

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:21

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:21 - So in the morning Balaam got up and, making his ass ready, went with the chiefs of Moab.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:22

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:22 - But God was moved to wrath because he went: and the angel of the Lord took up a position in the road to keep him from his purpose. Now he was seated on his ass, and his two servants were with him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:23

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:23 - And the ass saw the angel of the Lord waiting in the road with his sword in his hand; and turning from the road, the ass went into the field; and Balaam gave the ass blows, to get her back on to the road.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:25

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:25 - And the ass saw the angel of the Lord, and went near the wall, crushing Balaam's foot against the wall; and he gave her more blows.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:27

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:27 - And the ass saw the angel of the Lord and went down on the earth under Balaam; and full of wrath, Balaam gave her hard blows with his stick.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:28

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:28 - Then the Lord gave the ass the power of talking, and opening her mouth she said to Balaam, What have I done to you that you have given me blows these three times?

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:29

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:29 - And Balaam said to the ass, You have made me seem foolish: if only I had a sword in my hand I would put you to death.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:30

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:30 - And the ass said to Balaam, Am I not your ass upon which you have gone all your life till this day? and have I ever done this to you before? And he said, No.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:32

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:32 - And the angel of the Lord said to him, Why have you given your ass blows these three times? See, I have come out against you to keep you back, because your purpose is not pleasing to me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:33

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:33 - And the ass saw me, turning to one side from me three times: if she had not gone to one side, I would certainly have put you to death and kept her safe.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:10 - Let them give thought to it, who go on white asses, and those who are walking on the road.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:3 - Now the asses of Saul's father Kish had gone wandering away. And Kish said to his son Saul, Take one of the servants with you, and get up and go in search of the asses.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:5 - And when they had come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to the servant who was with him, Come, let us go back, or my father may give up caring about the asses and be troubled about us.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:20 - As for your asses which have been wandering for three days, give no thought to them, for they have come back. And for whom are all the desired things in Israel? are they not for you and your father's family?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:2 - When you have gone away from me today, you will see two men by the resting-place of Rachel's body, in the land of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say to you, The asses which you went in search of have come back, and now your father, caring no longer for the asses, is troubled about you, saying, What am I to do about my son?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:14 - And Saul's father's brother said to him and his servant, Where have you been? And he said, Searching for the asses: and when we saw no sign of them, we came to Samuel.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:16 - And Saul, answering him, said, He gave us word that the asses had come back. But he said nothing to him of Samuel's words about the kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:22 - And she said to her husband, Send me one of the servants and one of the asses so that I may go quickly to the man of God and come back again.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:24

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:24 - Then she made the ass ready and said to her servant, Keep driving on; do not make a stop without orders from me.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:30 - Obil the Ishmaelite had control of the camels and Jehdeiah the Meronothite of the she-asses;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:3 - And of cattle he had seven thousand sheep and goats, and three thousand camels, and a thousand oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and a very great number of servants. And the man was greater than any of the sons of the east.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:14 - And a man came to Job, and said, The oxen were ploughing, and the asses were taking their food by their side:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 42:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 42:12 - And the Lord's blessing was greater on the end of Job's life than on its start: and so he came to have fourteen thousand sheep and goats, and six thousand camels, and two thousand oxen, and a thousand she-asses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:9

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:9 - Be full of joy, O daughter of Zion; give a glad cry, O daughter of Jerusalem: see, your king comes to you: he is upright and has overcome; gentle and seated on an ass, on a young ass.
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