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Lexicon :: Strong's H2809 - ḥešbôn

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חֶשְׁבּוֹן
Transliteration
ḥešbôn
Pronunciation
khesh-bone'
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Part of Speech
proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Strong’s Definitions

חֶשְׁבּוֹן Cheshbôwn, khesh-bone'; the same as H2808; Cheshbon, a place East of the Jordan:—Heshbon.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 38x

The KJV translates Strong's H2809 in the following manner: Heshbon (38x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 38x
The KJV translates Strong's H2809 in the following manner: Heshbon (38x).

  1. Heshbon = "stronghold"

    1. 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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חֶשְׁבּוֹן Cheshbôwn, khesh-bone'; the same as H2808; Cheshbon, a place East of the Jordan:—Heshbon.
STRONGS H2809: Abbreviations
† II. חֶשְׁבּוֺן proper name, of a location of the city of Sihon king of the Amorites Numbers 21:26, 27, 28, 30, 34; Numbers 32:3 (all E); Deuteronomy 1:4; Deuteronomy 2:24, 26, 30; Deuteronomy 3:2, 6; Deuteronomy 4:46; Deuteronomy 29:6; Joshua 9:10; Joshua 12:2, 5; Joshua 13:10, 21, 27 (all D) Judges 11:19; Jeremiah 48:45; Nehemiah 9:22; captured by Israel who dwelt in it Numbers 21:25 (E) Judges 11:26; rebuilt by Reuben Numbers 32:37 (E), given to Reuben at the division of the land Joshua 13:17 (P); on the border of Gad, Joshua 13:26 (P), it subsequently fell to Gad and was assigned to Levites out of that tribe Joshua 21:39 (P) 1 Chronicles 6:66; the Moabites gained possession of it Isaiah 15:4; Isaiah 16:8, 9 and subsequently the Ammonites Jeremiah 48:2, 34, 45; Jeremiah 49:3; it was celebrated for its fish ponds Cant 7:5. — Modern Ḥusbân, SeetzenReisen i. 407 RobBR i. 551 BDPal 191 SurveyEP 8.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Numbers

21:25; 21:26; 21:27; 21:28; 21:30; 21:34; 32:3; 32:37

Deuteronomy

1:4; 2:24; 2:26; 2:30; 3:2; 3:6; 4:46; 29:6

Joshua

9:10; 12:2; 12:5; 13:10; 13:17; 13:21; 13:26; 13:27; 21:39

Judges

11:19; 11:26

1 Chronicles

6:66

Nehemiah

9:22

Song of Songs

7:5

Isaiah

15:4; 16:8; 16:9

Jeremiah

48:2; 48:34; 48:45; 48:45; 49:3

H2809

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2809 matches the Hebrew חֶשְׁבּוֹן (ḥešbôn),
which occurs 38 times in 37 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 21:25

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:25 - So Israel took all these cities; and Israel settled in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all its villages.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 21:26

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:26 - For Heshbon was the city of King Sihon of the Amorites. Now he had fought against the former king of Moab and had taken all of his land from his control, as far as the Arnon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 21:27

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:27 - That is why those who speak in proverbs say, "Come to Heshbon, let it be built. Let the city of Sihon be established!

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 21:28

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:28 - For fire went out from Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon. It has consumed Ar of Moab and the lords of the high places of Arnon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 21:30

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:30 - We have overpowered them; Heshbon has perished as far as Dibon. We have shattered them as far as Nophah, which reaches to Medeba."

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 21:34

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:34 - And the LORD said to Moses, "Do not fear him, for I have delivered him and all his people and his land into your hand. You will do to him what you did to King Sihon of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 32:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 32:3 - "Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 32:37

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 32:37 - The Reubenites rebuilt Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:4 - This took place after the defeat of King Sihon of the Amorites, whose capital was in Heshbon, and King Og of Bashan, whose capital was in Ashtaroth, specifically in Edrei.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 2:24

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:24 - Get up, make your way across Wadi Arnon. Look! I have already delivered over to you Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land. Go ahead! Take it! Engage him in war!

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 2:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:26 - Then I sent messengers from the Kedemoth Desert to King Sihon of Heshbon with an offer of peace:

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 2:30

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:30 - But King Sihon of Heshbon was unwilling to allow us to pass near him because the LORD our God had made him obstinate and stubborn so that he might deliver him over to you this very day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 3:2 - The LORD, however, said to me, "Don't be afraid of him because I have already given him, his whole army, and his land to you. You will do to him exactly what you did to King Sihon of the Amorites who lived in Heshbon."

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 3:6 - We put all of these under divine judgment just as we had done to King Sihon of Heshbon - every occupied city, including women and children.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:46

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:46 - in the Transjordan, in the valley opposite Beth Peor, in the land of King Sihon of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon. (It is he whom Moses and the Israelites attacked after they came out of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 29:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:7 - When you came to this place King Sihon of Heshbon and King Og of Bashan came out to make war and we defeated them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 9:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 9:10 - and all he did to the two Amorite kings on the other side of the Jordan - King Sihon of Heshbon and King Og of Bashan in Ashtaroth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 12:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 12:2 - King Sihon of the Amorites who lived in Heshbon and ruled from Aroer (on the edge of the Arnon Valley) - including the city in the middle of the valley and half of Gilead - all the way to the Jabbok Valley bordering Ammonite territory.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 12:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 12:5 - and ruled over Mount Hermon, Salecah, all of Bashan to the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites, and half of Gilead as far as the border of King Sihon of Heshbon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 13:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:10 - and all the cities of King Sihon of the Amorites who ruled in Heshbon, and ended at the Ammonite border.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 13:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:17 - Heshbon and all its surrounding cities on the plain, including Dibon, Bamoth Baal, Beth Baal Meon,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 13:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:21 - It encompassed all the cities of the plain and the whole realm of King Sihon of the Amorites who ruled in Heshbon. Moses defeated him and the Midianite leaders Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba (they were subjects of Sihon and lived in his territory).

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 13:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:26 - Their territory ran from Heshbon to Ramath Mizpah and Betonim, and from Mahanaim to the territory of Debir.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 13:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:27 - It included the valley of Beth Haram, Beth Nimrah, Succoth, and Zaphon, and the rest of the realm of King Sihon of Heshbon, the area east of the Jordan to the end of the Sea of Kinnereth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 21:39

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:39 - Heshbon, and Jazer, along with the grazing areas of each - a total of four cities.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 11:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:19 - Israel sent messengers to King Sihon, the Amorite king who ruled in Heshbon, and said to him, "Please allow us to pass through your land to our land."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 11:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:26 - Israel has been living in Heshbon and its nearby towns, in Aroer and its nearby towns, and in all the cities along the Arnon for three hundred years! Why did you not reclaim them during that time?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 6:81

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:81 - Heshbon and its pasturelands, and Jazer and its pasturelands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:22

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:22 - "You gave them kingdoms and peoples, and you allocated them to every corner of the land. They inherited the land of King Sihon of Heshbon and the land of King Og of Bashan.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 7:4 - Your neck is like a tower made of ivory. Your eyes are the pools in Heshbon by the gate of Bath-Rabbim. Your nose is like the tower of Lebanon overlooking Damascus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 15:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 15:4 - The people of Heshbon and Elealeh cry out, their voices are heard as far away as Jahaz. For this reason Moab's soldiers shout in distress; their courage wavers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 16:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:8 - For the fields of Heshbon are dried up, as well as the vines of Sibmah. The rulers of the nations trample all over its vines, which reach Jazer and spread to the desert; their shoots spread out and cross the sea.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 16:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:9 - So I weep along with Jazer over the vines of Sibmah. I will saturate you with my tears, Heshbon and Elealeh, for the conquering invaders shout triumphantly over your fruit and crops.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:2 - People will not praise Moab any more. The enemy will capture Heshbon and plot how to destroy Moab, saying, 'Come, let's put an end to that nation!' City of Madmen, you will also be destroyed. A destructive army will march against you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:34 - Cries of anguish raised from Heshbon and Elealeh will be sounded as far as Jahaz. They will be sounded from Zoar as far as Horonaim and Eglath Shelishiyah. For even the waters of Nimrim will be dried up.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:45

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:45 - In the shadows of the walls of Heshbon those trying to escape will stand helpless. For a fire will burst forth from Heshbon. Flames will shoot out from the former territory of Sihon. They will burn the foreheads of the people of Moab, the skulls of those war-loving people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:3 - Wail, you people in Heshbon, because Ai in Ammon is destroyed. Cry out in anguish, you people in the villages surrounding Rabbah. Put on sackcloth and cry out in mourning. Run about covered with gashes. For your god Milcom will go into exile along with his priests and officials.
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