What does סִיחוֹן (siyḥwōn) mean in the Bible?
סִיחוֹן (siyḥwōn) is a Hebrew word meaning "Sichon , an Amoritish king".
Hebrew · H5511
סִיחוֹן
Sichon , an Amoritish king
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סִיחוֹן H5511
Pronunciation siyḥwōn
What does סִיחוֹן (siyḥwōn) mean in the Bible?
סִיחוֹן (siyḥwōn) is a Hebrew word meaning "Sichon , an Amoritish king".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5511?
The BSB source-word alignment has 37 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Sihon (13), of Sihon (12), to Sihon (6), But Sihon (3), Instead, he (1).
Where does סִיחוֹן (siyḥwōn) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Numbers 21:21. Its strongest book concentrations include Deuteronomy (11), Numbers (9), Joshua (8), Judges (4).
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 Sihon 13× Numbers 21:21, Deuteronomy 1:4, Deuteronomy 2:24, Deuteronomy 2:26
of Sihon 12× Numbers 21:26, Numbers 21:27, Numbers 21:28, Numbers 32:33
to Sihon 6× Numbers 21:29, Numbers 21:34, Deuteronomy 3:2, Deuteronomy 3:6
But Sihon 3× Numbers 21:23, Deuteronomy 2:30, Judges 11:20
Instead, he 1× Numbers 21:23
So [he] 1× Judges 11:20
So Sihon 1× Deuteronomy 2:32
Show sample aligned rows
Numbers 21:21 סִיחֹ֥ן to Sihon Noun - proper - masculine singular Numbers 21:23 סִיחֹ֣ן to But Sihon Noun - proper - masculine singular Numbers 21:23 סִיחֹ֜ן to Instead, he Noun - proper - masculine singular Numbers 21:26 סִיחֹ֛ן to of Sihon Noun - proper - masculine singular Numbers 21:27 סִיחֽוֹן׃ to of Sihon Noun - proper - masculine singular Numbers 21:28 סִיחֹ֑ן to of Sihon Noun - proper - masculine singular Numbers 21:29 סִיחֽוֹן׃ to to Sihon Noun - proper - masculine singular Numbers 21:34 לְסִיחֹן֙ to to Sihon Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Numbers 32:33 סִיחֹן֙ to of Sihon Noun - proper - masculine singular Deuteronomy 1:4 סִיחֹן֙ to Sihon Noun - proper - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Numbers 21:21
Aligned rows 37
Books represented 8
Numbers 9 Deuteronomy 11 Joshua 8 Judges 4 1 Kings 1 Nehemiah 1 Psalms 2 Jeremiah 1
Source forms
סִיחוֹן֙ 5x sî·ḥō·wn Joshua 12:2, Joshua 13:10, Joshua 13:21, Joshua 13:27
סִיחֹן֙ 4x sî·ḥōn Numbers 32:33, Deuteronomy 1:4, Deuteronomy 2:30, Deuteronomy 4:46
לְסִיחֹן֙ 2x lə·sî·ḥōn Numbers 21:34, Deuteronomy 3:2
סִיח֥וֹן 2x sî·ḥō·wn Joshua 12:5, Judges 11:19
סִיח֔וֹן 2x sî·ḥō·wn Joshua 13:21, Jeremiah 48:45
סִיחֽוֹן׃ 2x sî·ḥō·wn Numbers 21:27, Numbers 21:29
סִיחֹ֣ן 2x sî·ḥōn Numbers 21:23, Deuteronomy 29:7
סִיחֹ֨ן 2x sî·ḥōn Deuteronomy 2:24, Deuteronomy 2:32
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - masculine singular 29x Numbers 21:21, Numbers 21:23, Numbers 21:26, Numbers 21:27
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular 8x Numbers 21:34, Deuteronomy 3:2, Deuteronomy 3:6, Deuteronomy 31:4
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Sichon , an Amoritish king
Source Gloss
Sichon , an Amoritish king
Extended definition
Sihon.
Word Origins
סִיחוֹן is built from this root:
סוּחַ H5477
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain