חֶשְׁבּוֹן

chesh.bonNounH2809

Heshbon

From: the same as H2808 (חֶשְׁבּוֹן);

Short Definition

Cheshbon, a place East of the Jordan

Full Lexicon Entry

§ Heshbon = "stronghold" 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

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun

Morphology N:N--L

DescriptionN:N--L

Occurrences

34 times

Appears 34 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Joshua

Numbers

Deuteronomy

Jeremiah

Isaiah

Key Passages

Deuteronomy 1:4
Deuteronomy 4:46
Jeremiah 48:2
Joshua 13:10
Joshua 9:10

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