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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 captured all the towns of the Amorites and settled in them, including the city of Heshbon and its surrounding villages.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 21:26

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:26 - Heshbon had been the capital of King Sihon of the Amorites. He had defeated a former Moabite king and seized all his land as far as the Arnon River.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 21:27

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:27 - Therefore, the ancient poets wrote this about him:
“Come to Heshbon and let it be rebuilt!
Let the city of Sihon be restored.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 21:28

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:28 - A fire flamed forth from Heshbon,
a blaze from the city of Sihon.
It burned the city of Ar in Moab;
it destroyed the rulers of the Arnon heights.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 21:30

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:30 - We have utterly destroyed them,
from Heshbon to Dibon.
We have completely wiped them out
as far away as Nophah and Medeba.[fn]”

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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 handed him over to you, along with all his people and his land. Do the same to him as you did to King Sihon of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 32:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 32:3 - “Notice the towns of Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sibmah,[fn] Nebo, and Beon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 32:37

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 32:37 - The descendants of Reuben built the towns of Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:4 - This took place after he had defeated King Sihon of the Amorites, who had ruled in Heshbon, and King Og of Bashan, who had ruled in Ashtaroth and Edrei.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 2:24

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:24 - Moses continued, “Then the LORD said, ‘Now get moving! Cross the Arnon Gorge. Look, I will hand over to you Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and I will give you his land. Attack him and begin to occupy the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 2:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:26 - Moses continued, “From the wilderness of Kedemoth I sent ambassadors to King Sihon of Heshbon with this proposal of peace:

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 2:30

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:30 - “But King Sihon of Heshbon refused to allow us to pass through, because the LORD your God made Sihon stubborn and defiant so he could help you defeat him, as he has now done.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 3:2 - But the LORD told me, ‘Do not be afraid of him, for I have given you victory over Og and his entire army, and I will give you all his land. Treat him just as you treated King Sihon of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 3:6 - We completely destroyed[fn] the kingdom of Bashan, just as we had destroyed King Sihon of Heshbon. We destroyed all the people in every town we conquered—men, women, and children alike.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:46

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:46 - and as they camped in the valley near Beth-peor east of the Jordan River. (This land was formerly occupied by the Amorites under King Sihon, who ruled from Heshbon. But Moses and the Israelites destroyed him and his people when they came up from Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 29:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:7 - “When we came here, King Sihon of Heshbon and King Og 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 - We have also heard what he did to the two Amorite kings east of the Jordan River—King Sihon of Heshbon and King Og of Bashan (who lived 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, was defeated. His kingdom included Aroer, on the edge of the Arnon Gorge, and extended from the middle of the Arnon Gorge to the Jabbok River, which serves as a border for the Ammonites. This territory included the southern half of the territory of Gilead.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 12:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 12:5 - He ruled a territory stretching from Mount Hermon to Salecah in the north and to all of Bashan in the east, and westward to the borders of the kingdoms of Geshur and Maacah. This territory included the northern half of Gilead, as far as the boundary of King Sihon of Heshbon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 13:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:10 - It also included all the towns of King Sihon of the Amorites, who had reigned in Heshbon, and extended as far as the borders of Ammon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 13:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:17 - It included Heshbon and the other towns on the plain—Dibon, Bamoth-baal, Beth-baal-meon,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 13:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:21 - The land of Reuben also included all the towns of the plain and the entire kingdom of Sihon. Sihon was the Amorite king who had reigned in Heshbon and was killed by Moses along with the leaders of Midian—Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba—princes living in the region who were allied with Sihon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 13:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:26 - It extended from Heshbon to Ramath-mizpeh and Betonim, and from Mahanaim to the territory of Lo-debar.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 13:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:27 - In the valley were Beth-haram, Beth-nimrah, Succoth, Zaphon, and the rest of the kingdom of King Sihon of Heshbon. The western boundary ran along the Jordan River, extended as far north as the tip of the Sea of Galilee,[fn] and then turned eastward.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 21:39

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:39 - Heshbon, and Jazer—four towns.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 11:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:19 - “Then Israel sent messengers to King Sihon of the Amorites, who ruled from Heshbon, asking for permission to cross through his land to get to their destination.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 11:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:26 - “Israel has been living here for 300 years, inhabiting Heshbon and its surrounding settlements, all the way to Aroer and its settlements, and in all the towns along the Arnon River. Why have you made no effort to recover it before now?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 6:81

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:22

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:22 - “Then you helped our ancestors conquer kingdoms and nations, and you placed your people in every corner of the land.[fn] They took over 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 as beautiful as an ivory tower.
Your eyes are like the sparkling pools in Heshbon
by the gate of Bath-rabbim.
Your nose is as fine as 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 will cry out;
their voices will be heard as far away as Jahaz!
The bravest warriors of Moab will cry out in utter terror.
They will be helpless with fear.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 16:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:8 - The farms of Heshbon are abandoned;
the vineyards at Sibmah are deserted.
The rulers of the nations have broken down Moab—
that beautiful grapevine.
Its tendrils spread north as far as the town of Jazer
and trailed eastward into the wilderness.
Its shoots reached so far west
that they crossed over the Dead Sea.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 16:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:9 - So now I weep for Jazer and the vineyards of Sibmah;
my tears will flow for Heshbon and Elealeh.
There are no more shouts of joy
over your summer fruits and harvest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:2 - No one will ever brag about Moab again,
for in Heshbon there is a plot to destroy her.
‘Come,’ they say, ‘we will cut her off from being a nation.’
The town of Madmen,[fn] too, will be silenced;
the sword will follow you there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:34 - “Instead, their awful cries of terror can be heard from Heshbon clear across to Elealeh and Jahaz; from Zoar all the way to Horonaim and Eglath-shelishiyah. Even the waters of Nimrim are dried up now.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:45

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:45 - “The people flee as far as Heshbon
but are unable to go on.
For a fire comes from Heshbon,
King Sihon’s ancient home,
to devour the entire land
with all its rebellious people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:3 - “Cry out, O Heshbon,
for the town of Ai is destroyed.
Weep, O people of Rabbah!
Put on your clothes of mourning.
Weep and wail, hiding in the hedges,
for your god Molech, with his priests and officials,
will be hauled off to distant lands.
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