Hebrew · H2809

חֶשְׁבּוֹן

Cheshbon , a place East of the Jordan

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חֶשְׁבּוֹןH2809

Pronunciationḥešĕbwōn

What does חֶשְׁבּוֹן (ḥešĕbwōn) mean in the Bible?

חֶשְׁבּוֹן (ḥešĕbwōn) is a Hebrew word meaning "Cheshbon , a place East of the Jordan".

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What does חֶשְׁבּוֹן (ḥešĕbwōn) mean in the Bible?

חֶשְׁבּוֹן (ḥešĕbwōn) is a Hebrew word meaning "Cheshbon , a place East of the Jordan".

How does the BSB render H2809?

The BSB source-word alignment has 38 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of Heshbon (11), in Heshbon (10), Heshbon (8), from Heshbon (3), to Heshbon (2).

Where does חֶשְׁבּוֹן (ḥešĕbwōn) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Numbers 21:25. Its strongest book concentrations include Joshua (9), Deuteronomy (8), Numbers (8), Jeremiah (5).

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 Heshbon11×Deuteronomy 2:24, Deuteronomy 2:26, Deuteronomy 2:30, Deuteronomy 3:6

in Heshbon10×Numbers 21:34, Deuteronomy 1:4, Deuteronomy 3:2, Deuteronomy 4:46

Heshbon8×Numbers 21:26, Numbers 21:30, Numbers 32:3, Numbers 32:37

from Heshbon3×Numbers 21:28, Jeremiah 48:34, Jeremiah 48:45

to Heshbon2×Numbers 21:27, Joshua 13:17

[the territory] from Heshbon1×Joshua 13:26

in Heshbon’s1×Jeremiah 48:45

including Heshbon1×Numbers 21:25

O Heshbon1×Jeremiah 49:3

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Usage map

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

First aligned rowNumbers 21:25

Aligned rows38

Books represented9

Numbers8Deuteronomy8Joshua9Judges21 Chronicles1Nehemiah1Song Of Solomon1Isaiah3Jeremiah5

Source forms

בְּחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹן5xbə·ḥeš·bō·wnDeuteronomy 1:4, Deuteronomy 4:46, Joshua 12:2, Joshua 13:10

חֶשְׁבּ֔וֹן5xḥeš·bō·wnNumbers 21:26, Deuteronomy 2:30, Joshua 9:10, Joshua 13:27

חֶשְׁבּ֑וֹן4xḥeš·bō·wnNumbers 21:27, Deuteronomy 2:26, Deuteronomy 3:6, Judges 11:19

חֶשְׁבּ֖וֹן3xḥeš·bō·wnNumbers 21:30, Numbers 32:37, Isaiah 16:9

חֶשְׁבּוֹן֙3xḥeš·bō·wnJoshua 21:39, 1 Chronicles 6:81, Isaiah 15:4

בְּחֶשְׁבּ֗וֹן2xbə·ḥeš·bō·wnSong Of Solomon 7:4, Jeremiah 48:2

בְּחֶשְׁבּֽוֹן׃2xbə·ḥeš·bō·wnNumbers 21:34, Deuteronomy 3:2

חֶשְׁבּ֜וֹן2xḥeš·bō·wnJeremiah 48:34, Jeremiah 49:3

Parsing patterns

Noun - proper - feminine singular23xNumbers 21:26, Numbers 21:27, Numbers 21:30, Numbers 32:37

Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular11xNumbers 21:25, Numbers 21:34, Deuteronomy 1:4, Deuteronomy 3:2

Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular2xNumbers 21:28, Jeremiah 48:45

Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular1xNumbers 32:3

Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular1xJoshua 13:26

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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חֶשְׁבּוֹן

What does חֶשְׁבּוֹן (ḥešĕbwōn) mean in the Bible?

What does חֶשְׁבּוֹן (ḥešĕbwōn) mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H2809?

Where does חֶשְׁבּוֹן (ḥešĕbwōn) appear in Scripture?

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