Hebrew · H2809

חֶשְׁבּוֹן

Cheshbon , a place East of the Jordan

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חֶשְׁבּוֹן H2809

Pronunciation ḥešĕbwōn

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 Heshbon 11× Deuteronomy 2:24, Deuteronomy 2:26, Deuteronomy 2:30, Deuteronomy 3:6

in Heshbon 10× Numbers 21:34, Deuteronomy 1:4, Deuteronomy 3:2, Deuteronomy 4:46

Heshbon 8× Numbers 21:26, Numbers 21:30, Numbers 32:3, Numbers 32:37

from Heshbon 3× Numbers 21:28, Jeremiah 48:34, Jeremiah 48:45

to Heshbon 2× Numbers 21:27, Joshua 13:17

[the territory] from Heshbon 1× Joshua 13:26

in Heshbon’s 1× Jeremiah 48:45

including Heshbon 1× Numbers 21:25

O Heshbon 1× Jeremiah 49:3

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Usage map

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

First aligned row Numbers 21:25

Aligned rows 38

Books represented 9

Numbers 8 Deuteronomy 8 Joshua 9 Judges 2 1 Chronicles 1 Nehemiah 1 Song Of Solomon 1 Isaiah 3 Jeremiah 5

Source forms

בְּחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹן 5x bə·ḥeš·bō·wn Deuteronomy 1:4, Deuteronomy 4:46, Joshua 12:2, Joshua 13:10

חֶשְׁבּ֔וֹן 5x ḥeš·bō·wn Numbers 21:26, Deuteronomy 2:30, Joshua 9:10, Joshua 13:27

חֶשְׁבּ֑וֹן 4x ḥeš·bō·wn Numbers 21:27, Deuteronomy 2:26, Deuteronomy 3:6, Judges 11:19

חֶשְׁבּ֖וֹן 3x ḥeš·bō·wn Numbers 21:30, Numbers 32:37, Isaiah 16:9

חֶשְׁבּוֹן֙ 3x ḥeš·bō·wn Joshua 21:39, 1 Chronicles 6:81, Isaiah 15:4

בְּחֶשְׁבּ֗וֹן 2x bə·ḥeš·bō·wn Song Of Solomon 7:4, Jeremiah 48:2

בְּחֶשְׁבּֽוֹן׃ 2x bə·ḥeš·bō·wn Numbers 21:34, Deuteronomy 3:2

חֶשְׁבּ֜וֹן 2x ḥeš·bō·wn Jeremiah 48:34, Jeremiah 49:3

Parsing patterns

Noun - proper - feminine singular 23x Numbers 21:26, Numbers 21:27, Numbers 21:30, Numbers 32:37

Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular 11x Numbers 21:25, Numbers 21:34, Deuteronomy 1:4, Deuteronomy 3:2

Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular 2x Numbers 21:28, Jeremiah 48:45

Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular 1x Numbers 32:3

Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular 1x Joshua 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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