What does אַרְמוֹן mean in the Bible?
אַרְמוֹן is a Hebrew word meaning "a citadel (from its height )".
Hebrew · H759
אַרְמוֹן
A citadel (from its height )
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אַרְמוֹן H759
What does אַרְמוֹן mean in the Bible?
אַרְמוֹן is a Hebrew word meaning "a citadel (from its height )".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H759?
The BSB source-word alignment has 32 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the citadels (7), its citadels (3), And at the citadel (1), and the palace (1), her citadels (1).
Where does אַרְמוֹן appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Kings 16:18. Its strongest book concentrations include Amos (12), Jeremiah (5), Isaiah (4), Psalms (3).
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 the citadels 7× Jeremiah 17:27, Amos 1:4, Amos 1:12, Amos 2:2
its citadels 3× Amos 1:7, Amos 1:10, Amos 1:14
And at the citadel 1× 2 Kings 15:25
and the palace 1× Jeremiah 30:18
her citadels 1× Psalms 48:13
her fortresses 1× Jeremiah 6:5
her palaces 1× Lamentations 2:5
Her towers 1× Isaiah 34:13
his citadels 1× Amos 6:8
in their citadels 1× Amos 3:10
inside your fortresses 1× Psalms 122:7
is in her citadels 1× Psalms 48:3
its palaces 1× Isaiah 23:13
of a castle 1× Proverbs 18:19
of her palaces 1× Lamentations 2:7
our citadels 1× Micah 5:5
our fortresses 1× Jeremiah 9:21
the citadel 1× 1 Kings 16:18
The fortress 1× Isaiah 25:2
the fortresses 1× Jeremiah 49:27
the palace 1× Isaiah 32:14
the palaces 1× 2 Chronicles 36:19
their citadels 1× Hosea 8:14
your citadels 1× Amos 3:11
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1 Kings 16:18 אַרְמ֣וֹן to the citadel Noun - masculine singular construct 2 Kings 15:25 בְּאַרְמ֤וֹן to And at the citadel Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct 2 Chronicles 36:19 אַרְמְנוֹתֶ֙יהָ֙ to the palaces Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular Psalms 48:3 בְּאַרְמְנוֹתֶ֗יהָ to is in her citadels Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular Psalms 48:13 אַרְמְנוֹתֶ֑יהָ to her citadels Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular Psalms 122:7 בְּאַרְמְנוֹתָֽיִךְ׃ to inside your fortresses Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular Proverbs 18:19 אַרְמֽוֹן׃ to of a castle Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 23:13 אַרְמְנוֹתֶ֔יהָ to its palaces Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular Isaiah 25:2 אַרְמ֤וֹן to The fortress Noun - masculine singular construct Isaiah 32:14 אַרְמ֣וֹן to the palace Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 1 Kings 16:18
Aligned rows 32
Books represented 11
1 Kings 1 2 Kings 1 2 Chronicles 1 Psalms 3 Proverbs 1 Isaiah 4 Jeremiah 5 Lamentations 2 Hosea 1 Amos 12 Micah 1
Source forms
אַרְמְנ֥וֹת 5x ’ar·mə·nō·wṯ Jeremiah 17:27, Jeremiah 49:27, Amos 1:4, Amos 1:12
אַרְמְנוֹתֶ֑יהָ 3x ’ar·mə·nō·w·ṯe·hā Psalms 48:13, Lamentations 2:7, Amos 1:14
אַרְמ֣וֹן 2x ’ar·mō·wn 1 Kings 16:18, Isaiah 32:14
אַרְמְנ֣וֹת 2x ’ar·mə·nō·wṯ Amos 2:2, Amos 3:9
אַרְמְנוֹתֶ֔יהָ 2x ’ar·mə·nō·w·ṯe·hā Isaiah 23:13, Lamentations 2:5
אַרְמ֤וֹן 1x ’ar·mō·wn Isaiah 25:2
אַרְמֽוֹן׃ 1x ’ar·mō·wn Proverbs 18:19
אַרְמְנ֖וֹת 1x ’ar·mə·nō·wṯ Amos 3:9
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular 11x 2 Chronicles 36:19, Psalms 48:13, Isaiah 23:13, Isaiah 34:13
Noun - masculine plural construct 8x Jeremiah 17:27, Jeremiah 49:27, Amos 1:4, Amos 1:12
Noun - masculine singular 2x Proverbs 18:19, Isaiah 32:14
Noun - masculine singular construct 2x 1 Kings 16:18, Isaiah 25:2
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural 2x Jeremiah 9:21, Micah 5:5
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular 1x Amos 6:8
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 1x Jeremiah 30:18
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular 1x Amos 3:11
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a citadel (from its height )
Source Gloss
a citadel (from its height )
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a citadel (from its height) BDB: citadel Usage: castle, palace. Compare 2038.
Grammatical Forms
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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