אָתוֹן
a.ton
“she-ass”
Definition
a female donkey (from its docility)
probably from the same as H386 (אֵיתָן) (in the sense of patience);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
H:N-F
H:N-F
Occurrences
אָתוֹן appears 27 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Obil the Ishmaelite was in charge of the camels.Jehdeiah the Meronothite was in charge of the donkeys.
When they reached the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant, “Come, let us go back, or my father will stop worrying about the donkeys and start worrying about us.”
And he sent to his father the following: ten donkeys loaded with the best of Egypt, and ten female donkeys loaded with grain and bread and provisions for his father’s journey.
So the LORD blessed Job’s latter days more than his first. He owned 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.
When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD, she lay down under Balaam, and he became furious and beat her with his staff.
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