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Lexicon :: Strong's H860 - 'āṯôn

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אָתוֹן
Transliteration
'āṯôn
Pronunciation
aw-thone'
Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably from the same as אֵיתָן (H386) (sense of patience)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 190a

Strong’s Definitions

אָתוֹן ʼâthôwn, aw-thone'; probably from the same as H386 (in the sense of patience); a female donkey (from its docility):—(she) ass.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 34x

The KJV translates Strong's H860 in the following manner: ass (34x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 34x
The KJV translates Strong's H860 in the following manner: ass (34x).

  1. she-ass, she-donkey

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אָתוֹן ʼâthôwn, aw-thone'; probably from the same as H386 (in the sense of patience); a female donkey (from its docility):—(she) ass.
STRONGS H860: Abbreviations
† אָתוֺן noun feminineGenesis 45:23 she-ass (Arabic , Aramaic אַתָּנָא, , Assyrian atânu) — אָתוֺן Numbers 22:23 + 10 times; אֲתֹנְךָ Numbers 22:30, 32; אֲתֹנוֺ Genesis 49:11 + 2 times; plural absolute אֲתֹנֹת Genesis 12:16 + 2 times; אֲתֹנוֺת Judges 5:10 + 12 times; אֲתוֺנוֺת Job 1:3; Job 42:12; — she-ass, as dam Genesis 49:11; Zechariah 9:9; as property (constituting wealth) Genesis 12:16; Genesis 32:16; Job 1:3, 14; Job 42:12 compare 1 Chronicles 27:30; so of the asses of Kish + 8 times 1 Samuel 9:3 (twice in verse); 1 Samuel 9:5, 20; 1 Samuel 10:2 (twice in verse); 1 Samuel 10:14, 16; as beasts of burden Genesis 45:23; for riding Judges 5:10; Numbers 22:21, 22; 2 Kings 4:22, 24; of Balaam's ass + 14 times Numbers 22:21, 22, 23 (3 times in verse); Numbers 22:25, 27 (twice in verse); Numbers 22:28, 29, 30 (twice in verse); Numbers 22:32, 33.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

12:16; 12:16; 32:16; 45:23; 45:23; 49:11; 49:11

Numbers

22:21; 22:21; 22:22; 22:22; 22:23; 22:23; 22:25; 22:27; 22:28; 22:29; 22:30; 22:30; 22:32; 22:32; 22:33

Judges

5:10; 5:10

1 Samuel

9:3; 9:5; 9:20; 10:2; 10:14; 10:16

2 Kings

4:22; 4:24

1 Chronicles

27:30

Job

1:3; 1:3; 1:14; 42:12; 42:12

Zechariah

9:9