Hebrew · H1316

בָּשָׁן

Bashan (often with the article), a region East of the Jordan

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בָּשָׁן H1316

What does בָּשָׁן mean in the Bible?

בָּשָׁן is a Hebrew word meaning "Bashan (often with the article), a region East of the Jordan".

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What does בָּשָׁן mean in the Bible?

בָּשָׁן is a Hebrew word meaning "Bashan (often with the article), a region East of the Jordan".

How does the BSB render H1316?

The BSB source-word alignment has 60 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of Bashan (23), in Bashan (14), Bashan (8), and Bashan (3), from Bashan (3).

Where does בָּשָׁן appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Numbers 21:33. Its strongest book concentrations include Deuteronomy (16), Joshua (15), 1 Chronicles (6), Psalms (6).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
of Bashan 23× Numbers 21:33, Numbers 32:33, Deuteronomy 1:4, Deuteronomy 3:1
in Bashan 14× Deuteronomy 3:4, Deuteronomy 4:43, Joshua 13:12, Joshua 13:31
Bashan Deuteronomy 3:14, Deuteronomy 33:22, Joshua 13:11, Joshua 13:30
and Bashan Joshua 17:1, Joshua 17:5, Jeremiah 50:19
from Bashan 1 Chronicles 5:23, Psalms 68:22, Ezekiel 27:6
to Bashan Numbers 21:33, Deuteronomy 3:1, 2 Kings 10:33
- Deuteronomy 3:10
. . . Deuteronomy 32:14
[bulls] of Bashan Psalms 22:12
[who lived] in Bashan 1 Chronicles 5:12
are in Bashan Joshua 13:30
territory of Bashan Deuteronomy 3:13
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Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row Numbers 21:33
Aligned rows 60
Books represented 15
Numbers 3 Deuteronomy 16 Joshua 15 1 Kings 2 2 Kings 1 1 Chronicles 6 Nehemiah 1 Psalms 6 Isaiah 2 Jeremiah 2 Ezekiel 2 Amos 1 Micah 1 Nahum 1 Zechariah 1
Source forms
הַבָּשָׁ֔ן 6x hab·bā·šān Deuteronomy 1:4, Deuteronomy 3:10, Deuteronomy 3:13, Joshua 12:4
בַּבָּשָׁ֖ן 5x bab·bā·šān Deuteronomy 4:43, Joshua 13:30, Joshua 20:8, 1 Chronicles 5:16
הַבָּשָׁ֑ן 5x hab·bā·šān Numbers 21:33, Numbers 32:33, Deuteronomy 3:1, Psalms 135:11
הַבָּשָׁ֖ן 4x hab·bā·šān Deuteronomy 3:3, Joshua 9:10, Joshua 13:11, 1 Chronicles 5:11
בַּבָּשָׁ֔ן 3x bab·bā·šān Joshua 13:12, 1 Kings 4:13, 1 Chronicles 6:62
בַּבָּשָֽׁן׃ 3x bab·bā·šān Deuteronomy 3:4, Deuteronomy 3:10, 1 Chronicles 5:12
הַבָּשָׁ֗ן 3x hab·bā·šān Deuteronomy 3:11, Deuteronomy 4:47, Joshua 13:30
הַבָּשָׁן֙ 3x hab·bā·šān Deuteronomy 3:13, Deuteronomy 3:14, Amos 4:1
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular 28x Numbers 21:33, Numbers 32:33, Deuteronomy 1:4, Deuteronomy 3:1
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular 15x Deuteronomy 3:4, Deuteronomy 3:10, Deuteronomy 4:43, Joshua 13:12
Noun - proper - feminine singular 9x Deuteronomy 32:14, Psalms 22:12, Psalms 68:15, Isaiah 33:9
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular 4x Joshua 17:1, Joshua 17:5, 2 Kings 10:33, Jeremiah 50:19
Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular 3x 1 Chronicles 5:23, Psalms 68:22, Ezekiel 27:6
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular 1x Jeremiah 22:20
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