Hebrew · H1316

בָּשָׁן

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

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בָּשָׁןH1316

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 Bashan23×Numbers 21:33, Numbers 32:33, Deuteronomy 1:4, Deuteronomy 3:1
in Bashan14×Deuteronomy 3:4, Deuteronomy 4:43, Joshua 13:12, Joshua 13:31
BashanDeuteronomy 3:14, Deuteronomy 33:22, Joshua 13:11, Joshua 13:30
and BashanJoshua 17:1, Joshua 17:5, Jeremiah 50:19
from Bashan1 Chronicles 5:23, Psalms 68:22, Ezekiel 27:6
to BashanNumbers 21:33, Deuteronomy 3:1, 2 Kings 10:33
-Deuteronomy 3:10
. . .Deuteronomy 32:14
[bulls] of BashanPsalms 22:12
[who lived] in Bashan1 Chronicles 5:12
are in BashanJoshua 13:30
territory of BashanDeuteronomy 3:13
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Usage map

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

First aligned rowNumbers 21:33
Aligned rows60
Books represented15
Numbers3Deuteronomy16Joshua151 Kings22 Kings11 Chronicles6Nehemiah1Psalms6Isaiah2Jeremiah2Ezekiel2Amos1Micah1Nahum1Zechariah1
Source forms
הַבָּשָׁ֔ן6xhab·bā·šānDeuteronomy 1:4, Deuteronomy 3:10, Deuteronomy 3:13, Joshua 12:4
בַּבָּשָׁ֖ן5xbab·bā·šānDeuteronomy 4:43, Joshua 13:30, Joshua 20:8, 1 Chronicles 5:16
הַבָּשָׁ֑ן5xhab·bā·šānNumbers 21:33, Numbers 32:33, Deuteronomy 3:1, Psalms 135:11
הַבָּשָׁ֖ן4xhab·bā·šānDeuteronomy 3:3, Joshua 9:10, Joshua 13:11, 1 Chronicles 5:11
בַּבָּשָׁ֔ן3xbab·bā·šānJoshua 13:12, 1 Kings 4:13, 1 Chronicles 6:62
בַּבָּשָֽׁן׃3xbab·bā·šānDeuteronomy 3:4, Deuteronomy 3:10, 1 Chronicles 5:12
הַבָּשָׁ֗ן3xhab·bā·šānDeuteronomy 3:11, Deuteronomy 4:47, Joshua 13:30
הַבָּשָׁן֙3xhab·bā·šānDeuteronomy 3:13, Deuteronomy 3:14, Amos 4:1
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular28xNumbers 21:33, Numbers 32:33, Deuteronomy 1:4, Deuteronomy 3:1
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular15xDeuteronomy 3:4, Deuteronomy 3:10, Deuteronomy 4:43, Joshua 13:12
Noun - proper - feminine singular9xDeuteronomy 32:14, Psalms 22:12, Psalms 68:15, Isaiah 33:9
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular4xJoshua 17:1, Joshua 17:5, 2 Kings 10:33, Jeremiah 50:19
Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular3x1 Chronicles 5:23, Psalms 68:22, Ezekiel 27:6
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular1xJeremiah 22:20
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