סִיחוֹן
si.chon
“Sihon”
Definition
Sichon, an Amoritish king
or סִיחֹן; from the same as H5477 (סוּחַ); tempestuous;
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Grammar & Morphology
Proper Noun (Masculine)
N:N-M-P
Proper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
סִיחוֹן appears 33 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Geber son of Uri in the land of Gilead, including the territories of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan.There was also one governor in the land of Judah.
So Sihon and his whole army came out for battle against us at Jahaz.
But Sihon would not trust Israel to pass through his territory. So he gathered all his people, encamped in Jahaz, and fought with Israel.
all the cities of the plateau and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon until Moses killed him and the chiefs of Midian (Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba), the princes of Sihon who lived in the land.
But Sihon would not let Israel pass through his territory. Instead, he gathered his whole army and went out to confront Israel in the wilderness. When he came to Jahaz, he fought against Israel.
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