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Heshbon
Biblical Persons & Places
Heshbon
Heshbon
A location first mentioned at Num.21.25;
only referred to as Heshbon (חֶשְׁבּוֹן).
Strong's Definition
Cheshbon, a place East of the Jordan
Derivation: the same as H2808 (חֶשְׁבּוֹן);
KJV Usage: Heshbon.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Heshbon = "stronghold"
1) the capital city of Sihon, king of the Amorites, located on the western border of the high plain and on the border line between the tribes of Reuben and Gad
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
§ Heshbon = "stronghold"
the capital city of Sihon, king of the Amorites, located on the western border of the high plain and on the border line between the tribes of Reuben and Gad
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
חֶשְׁבּוֹן
cheshbôn
BDB Definition:
Heshbon = stronghold
1) the capital city of Sihon, king of the Amorites, located on the western border of the high plain and on the border line between the tribes of Reuben and Gad
Part of Speech: noun proper locative
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: the same as H2808
Total KJV Occurrences: 38