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Lexicon :: Strong's H5511 - sîḥôn

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סִיחוֹן
Transliteration
sîḥôn
Pronunciation
see-khone'
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From the same as סוּחַ (H5477)
Strong’s Definitions

סִיחוֹן Çîychôwn, see-khone'; or סִיחֹן Çîychôn; from the same as H5477; tempestuous; Sichon, an Amoritish king:—Sihon.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 37x

The KJV translates Strong's H5511 in the following manner: Sihon (37x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 37x
The KJV translates Strong's H5511 in the following manner: Sihon (37x).

  1. Sihon = "warrior"

    1. king of the Amorites at the time of the conquest and defeated by Moses in Transjordan

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
סִיחוֹן Çîychôwn, see-khone'; or סִיחֹן Çîychôn; from the same as H5477; tempestuous; Sichon, an Amoritish king:—Sihon.
STRONGS H5511: Abbreviations
סִיחוֺן, סִיחֹן proper name, masculine Sihon (on formation compare LagBN 198); — סִיחוֺן Numbers 21:27 + 18 times, סִיחֹן Numbers 21:21 + 17 times; — king of Amorites, Numbers 21:21 + 7 times Numbers 21 (JE), Numbers 32:33 (R) Deuteronomy 1:4 + 10 times Deuteronomy; Judges 2:10 + 4 times Judges (D) + Judges 13:21 (twice in verse); Judges 13:27 (P), Judges 11:19, 20 (twice in verse); Judges 11:21; Jeremiah 48:45; 1 Kings 4:19; Nehemiah 9:22; Psalm 135:11; Psalm 136:19. Greek Version of the LXX Σηων, LXX of Lucian (Lag.) Σιων.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Numbers

21:21; 21:21; 21:27; 32:33

Deuteronomy

1:4

Judges

2:10; 11:19; 11:20; 11:21; 13:21

1 Kings

4:19

Nehemiah

9:22

Psalms

135:11; 136:19

Jeremiah

48:45

H5511

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H5511 matches the Hebrew סִיחוֹן (sîḥôn),
which occurs 9 times in 8 verses in 'Num' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:21

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:21 - The Israelites sent ambassadors to King Sihon of the Amorites with this message:

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:23

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:23 - But King Sihon refused to let them cross his territory. Instead, he mobilized his entire army and attacked Israel in the wilderness, engaging them in battle at Jahaz.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 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 BoxNum 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 BoxNum 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 BoxNum 21:29

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:29 - What sorrow awaits you, O people of Moab!
You are finished, O worshipers of Chemosh!
Chemosh has left his sons as refugees,
his daughters as captives of Sihon, the Amorite king.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 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 BoxNum 32:33

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 32:33 - So Moses assigned land to the tribes of Gad, Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph. He gave them the territory of King Sihon of the Amorites and the land of King Og of Bashan—the whole land with its cities and surrounding lands.
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