חֶשְׁבּוֹן
Transliteration
ḥešbôn
Pronunciation
khesh-bone'
Part of Speech
proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
The same as חֶשְׁבּוֹן (H2808)
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.
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References

Numbers

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

Deuteronomy

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

Joshua

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

Judges

Judges 11:19; Judges 11:26

1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 6:66

Nehemiah

Nehemiah 9:22

Song of Songs

Song of Songs 7:5

Isaiah

Isaiah 15:4; Isaiah 16:8; Isaiah 16:9

Jeremiah

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