H860 - אָתוֹן (ʼâthôwn)

H860 אָתוֹן (ʼâthôwn) aw-thone'

Hebrew

Noun (Feminine, Hebrew)

Quick Definition

she-ass

Strong's Definition

a female donkey (from its docility)

Derivation: probably from the same as H386 (אֵיתָן) (in the sense of patience);

KJV Usage: (she) ass.

TWOT Reference: 190a

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) she-ass, she-donkey

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G2338 G3688 G5268

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

she-ass, she-donkey

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

אָתוֹן âthôn BDB Definition: 1) she-ass, she-donkey Part of Speech: noun feminine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: probably from the same as H386 (sense of patience) Same Word by TWOT Number: 190a Total KJV Occurrences: 34

Bible Occurrences (28)

12:16 32:15 45:23 49:11

22:21 22:22 22:23 22:25 22:27 22:28 22:29 22:30 22:32 22:33

5:10

9:3 9:5 9:20 10:2 10:14 10:16

4:22 4:24

27:30

1:3 1:14 42:12

9:9

Genesis 12:16

He treated Abram well on her account, and Abram acquired sheep and cattle, male and female donkeys..., menservants and maidservants, and camels.

Genesis 32:15

30 milk camels with their young, 40 cows, 10 bulls, 20 female donkeys, and 10 male donkeys.

Genesis 45:23

And he sent to his father the following: ten donkeys loaded with the best of Egypt, and ten female donkeys loaded with grain and bread and provisions for his father’s journey.

Genesis 49:11

He ties his donkey to the vine, his colt... to the choicest branch. He washes his garments in wine, his robes in the blood of grapes.

Numbers 22:21

So in the morning Balaam got up, saddled his donkey, and went with the princes of Moab.

Numbers 22:22

Then God’s anger was kindled because Balaam was going along, and the angel of the LORD stood in the road to oppose him. Balaam was riding... his donkey, and his two servants were with him.

Numbers 22:23

When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road with a drawn sword in his hand, she turned off the path and went into a field. So Balaam beat her to return her to the path.

Numbers 22:25

And the donkey saw the angel of the LORD and pressed herself against the wall, crushing Balaam’s foot against it. So he beat her once again.