H769 אַרְנוֹן (ʼArnôwn) ar-nohn'

Hebrew

Noun

Quick Definition

Arnon

Biblical Persons & Places

Arnon Arnon

A location first mentioned at Num.21.13; only referred to as Arnon (אַרְנוֹן).

Strong's Definition

the Arnon, a river east of the Jordan, also its territory

Derivation: or אַרְנֹןlemma אַרְנן missing vowel, corrected to אַרְנֹן; from H7442 (רָנַן); a brawling stream;

KJV Usage: Arnon.

Outline of Biblical Usage

Arnon = "rushing stream"

1) a river and surrounding valley in south Palestine, forms the border between Moab and the Amorites

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

אַרְנוֹן (ar.non) — Arnon.

§ Arnon = "rushing stream" a river and surrounding valley in south Palestine, forms the border between Moab and the Amorites

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

אַרְנֹון (H0769)

name

Names of Waterbodies

Arnon = river; ◄ east of the Jordan; ► constitutes border between Moab and Ammon

NUM 21:13 · NUM 21:13 · NUM 21:14 · NUM 21:24 · NUM 21:26 · NUM 21:28 · NUM 22:36 · DEU 2:24 · DEU 2:36 · DEU 3:8 · DEU 3:12 · DEU 3:16 · DEU 4:48 · JOS 12:1 · JOS 12:2 · JOS 13:9 · JOS 13:16 · JDG 11:13 · JDG 11:18 · JDG 11:18 · JDG 11:22 · JDG 11:26 · 2KI 10:33 · ISA 16:2 · JER 48:20

Reinier de Blois

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

אָרְנוֹן, אַרְנֹן n.pr.fl. Arnon, wady & stream in Moab base

Bible Occurrences (23)

21:13 21:14 21:24 21:26 21:28 22:36

2:24 2:36 3:8 3:12 3:16 4:48

12:1 12:2 13:9 13:16

11:13 11:18 11:22 11:26

10:33

16:2

48:20

Numbers 21:13

From there they moved on and camped on the other side of the Arnon, in the wilderness that extends into the Amorite territory. Now the Arnon is the border between the Moabites and the Amorites.

Numbers 21:14

Therefore... it is stated in the Book of the Wars of the LORD: Waheb in Suphah and the wadis of the Arnon,

Numbers 21:24

And Israel put him to the sword and took possession of his land, from the Arnon to the Jabbok — but only up to the border of the Ammonites........., because it was fortified.

Numbers 21:26

Heshbon was the city of Sihon king of the Amorites, who... had fought against the former king of Moab and taken all his land... as far as the Arnon.

Numbers 21:28

For a fire went out from Heshbon, a blaze from the city of Sihon. It consumed Ar of Moab, the rulers of Arnon’s heights.

Numbers 22:36

When Balak heard that Balaam was coming, he went out to meet him at the Moabite city on the Arnon border, at the edge of his territory.

Deuteronomy 2:24

Arise, set out, and cross the Arnon Valley. See, I have delivered into your hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land. Begin to take possession of it and engage him in battle.

Deuteronomy 2:36

From Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along with the city in the valley, even as far as Gilead, not one city [had walls] too high for us. The LORD our God gave us all of them.