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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 - Israel captured all the cities of the Amorites and occupied them, including Heshbon and all its surrounding settlements.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 21:26

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 21:27

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:27 - That is why the poets say: “Come to Heshbon and let it be rebuilt; let Sihon’s city be restored.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 21:28

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:28 - “Fire went out from Heshbon, a blaze from the city of Sihon. It consumed Ar of Moab, the citizens of Arnon’s heights.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 21:30

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:30 - “But we have overthrown them; Heshbon’s dominion has been destroyed all the way to Dibon. We have demolished them as far as Nophah, which extends to Medeba.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 21:34

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:34 - The LORD said to Moses, “Do not be afraid of him, for I have delivered him into your hands, along with his whole army and his land. Do to him what you did to Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned 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 - And the Reubenites rebuilt Heshbon, Elealeh and Kiriathaim,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:4 - This was after he had defeated Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, and at Edrei had defeated Og king of Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 2:24

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:24 - “Set out now and cross the Arnon Gorge. See, I have given into your hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his country. Begin to take possession of it and engage him in battle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 2:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:26 - From the Desert of Kedemoth I sent messengers to Sihon king of Heshbon offering peace and saying,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 2:30

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:30 - But Sihon king of Heshbon refused to let us pass through. For the LORD your God had made his spirit stubborn and his heart obstinate in order to give him into your hands, as he has now done.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 3:2 - The LORD said to me, “Do not be afraid of him, for I have delivered him into your hands, along with his whole army and his land. Do to him what you did to Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 3:6 - We completely destroyed[fn] them, as we had done with Sihon king of Heshbon, destroying[fn] every city—men, women and children.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:46

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:46 - and were in the valley near Beth Peor east of the Jordan, in the land of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon and was defeated by Moses and the Israelites as they came out of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 29:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:7 - When you reached this place, Sihon king of Heshbon and Og king of Bashan came out to fight against us, but we defeated them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 9:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 9:10 - and all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites east of the Jordan—Sihon king of Heshbon, and Og king of Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 12:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 12:2 - Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon. He ruled from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Gorge—from the middle of the gorge—to the Jabbok River, which is the border of the Ammonites. This included half of Gilead.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 12:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 12:5 - He ruled over Mount Hermon, Salekah, all of Bashan to the border of the people of Geshur and Maakah, and half of Gilead to the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 13:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:10 - and all the towns of Sihon king of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon, out to the border of the Ammonites.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 13:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:17 - to Heshbon and all its towns on the plateau, including Dibon, Bamoth Baal, Beth Baal Meon,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 13:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:21 - all the towns on the plateau and the entire realm of Sihon king of the Amorites, who ruled at Heshbon. Moses had defeated him and the Midianite chiefs, Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur and Reba—princes allied with Sihon—who lived in that country.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 13:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:26 - and 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 - and in the valley, Beth Haram, Beth Nimrah, Sukkoth and Zaphon with the rest of the realm of Sihon king of Heshbon (the east side of the Jordan, the territory up to the end of the Sea of Galilee[fn]).

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 21:39

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:39 - Heshbon and Jazer, together with their pasturelands—four towns in all.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 11:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:19 - “Then Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon, and said to him, ‘Let us pass through your country to our own place.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 11:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:26 - For three hundred years Israel occupied Heshbon, Aroer, the surrounding settlements and all the towns along the Arnon. Why didn’t you retake them during that time?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 6:81

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:81 - Heshbon and Jazer, together with their pasturelands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:22

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:22 - “You gave them kingdoms and nations, allotting to them even the remotest frontiers. They took over the country of Sihon[fn] king of Heshbon and the country of Og king of Bashan.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 7:4 - Your neck is like an ivory tower. Your eyes are the pools of Heshbon by the gate of Bath Rabbim. Your nose is like the tower of Lebanon looking toward Damascus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 15:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 15:4 - Heshbon and Elealeh cry out, their voices are heard all the way to Jahaz. Therefore the armed men of Moab cry out, and their hearts are faint.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 16:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:8 - The fields of Heshbon wither, the vines of Sibmah also. The rulers of the nations have trampled down the choicest vines, which once reached Jazer and spread toward the desert. Their shoots spread out and went as far as the sea.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 16:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:9 - So I weep, as Jazer weeps, for the vines of Sibmah. Heshbon and Elealeh, I drench you with tears! The shouts of joy over your ripened fruit and over your harvests have been stilled.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:2 - Moab will be praised no more; in Heshbon[fn] people will plot her downfall: ‘Come, let us put an end to that nation.’ You, the people of Madmen,[fn] will also be silenced; the sword will pursue you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:34 - “The sound of their cry rises from Heshbon to Elealeh and Jahaz, from Zoar as far as Horonaim and Eglath Shelishiyah, for even the waters of Nimrim are dried up.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:45

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:45 - “In the shadow of Heshbon the fugitives stand helpless, for a fire has gone out from Heshbon, a blaze from the midst of Sihon; it burns the foreheads of Moab, the skulls of the noisy boasters.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:3 - “Wail, Heshbon, for Ai is destroyed! Cry out, you inhabitants of Rabbah! Put on sackcloth and mourn; rush here and there inside the walls, for Molek will go into exile, together with his priests and officials.
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