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Joshua 13:17
“Heshbon, and all her cities that are in the plain; Dibon, and Bamoth–baal, and Beth–baal–meon,” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
חֶשְׁבּוֹןCheshbôwn · khesh-bone'
H2809 · Hebrew
H2809 · Hebrew
- Definition
- Cheshbon, a place East of the Jordan
- Derivation
- the same as H2808 (חֶשְׁבּוֹן);
- KJV renderings
- Heshbon.
- Grammar
- חֶשְׁבּ֥וֹן — proper noun
- Usage
- Occurs 38 times in the Hebrew Bible.Numbers 21:25Numbers 21:26Numbers 21:27Numbers 21:28Numbers 21:30
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read חֶשְׁבּוֹן here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.