חֶשְׁבּוֹן (chesh.bon) means “Heshbon” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: khesh-bone' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
חֶשְׁבּוֹן · chesh.bon · Heshbon
§ 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
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the same as H2808 (חֶשְׁבּוֹן); Cheshbon, a place East of the Jordan
KJV glosses: Heshbon.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| of heshbon | 11 |
| in heshbon | 10 |
| heshbon | 8 |
| from heshbon | 3 |
| to heshbon | 2 |
| in heshbons | 1 |
| including heshbon | 1 |
| o heshbon | 1 |
| the territory from heshbon | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| of heshbon | 14 |
| in heshbon | 8 |
| and heshbon | 3 |
| at heshbon | 3 |
| heshbon | 3 |
| o heshbon | 2 |
| and from heshbon | 1 |
| at them heshbon | 1 |
| for heshbon | 1 |
| into heshbon | 1 |
| out of heshbon | 1 |
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Israel captured all the cities of the Amorites and occupied them, including Heshbon and all its villages.
Read word by wordHeshbon 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.
Read word by wordThat is why the poets say: “Come to Heshbon, let it be rebuilt; let the city of Sihon be restored.
Read word by wordFor a fire went out from Heshbon, a blaze from the city of Sihon. It consumed Ar of Moab, the rulers of Arnon’s heights.
Read word by wordBut we have overthrown them; Heshbon is destroyed as far as Dibon. We demolished them as far as Nophah, which reaches to Medeba.”
Read word by wordBut the LORD said to Moses, “Do not fear him, for I have delivered him into your hand, along with all his people and his land. Do to him as you did to Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon.”
Read word by word“Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon,
Read word by wordThe Reubenites built up Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim,
Read word by wordThis was after he had defeated Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon, and then at Edrei had defeated Og king of Bashan, who lived in Ashtaroth.
Read word by word“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.
Read word by wordSo from the Wilderness of Kedemoth I sent messengers with an offer of peace to Sihon king of Heshbon, saying,
Read word by wordBut Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass through, for the LORD your God had made his spirit stubborn and his heart obstinate, that He might deliver him into your hand, as is the case this day.
Read word by wordBut the LORD said to me, “Do not fear him, for I have delivered him into your hand, along with all his people and his land. Do to him as you did to Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon.”
Read word by wordWe devoted them to destruction, as we had done to Sihon king of Heshbon, utterly destroying the men, women, and children of every city.
Read word by wordwhile they were in the valley across the Jordan facing Beth-peor in the land of Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon and was defeated by Moses and the Israelites after they had come out of Egypt.
Read word by wordWhen you reached this place, Sihon king of Heshbon and Og king of Bashan came out against us in battle, but we defeated them.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 29.6
and all that He did to the two kings of the Amorites beyond the Jordan—Sihon king of Heshbon and Og king of Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth.
Read word by wordSihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon. He ruled from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along the middle of the valley, up to the Jabbok River (the border of the Ammonites), that is, half of Gilead,
Read word by wordHe ruled over Mount Hermon, Salecah, all of Bashan up to the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites, and half of Gilead to the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.
Read word by wordand all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites who reigned in Heshbon, as far as the border of the Ammonites;
Read word by wordto Heshbon and all its cities on the plateau, including Dibon, Bamoth-baal, Beth-baal-meon,
Read word by wordall the cities of the plateau and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon until Moses killed him and the chiefs of Midian (Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba), the princes of Sihon who lived in the land.
Read word by wordthe territory from Heshbon to Ramath-mizpeh and Betonim, and from Mahanaim to the border of Debir;
Read word by wordand in the valley, Beth-haram, Beth-nimrah, Succoth, and Zaphon, with the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon (the territory on the east side of the Jordan up to the edge of the Sea of Chinnereth).
Read word by wordHeshbon, and Jazer—four cities in all, together with their pasturelands.
Read word by wordAnd Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon, and said to him, ‘Please let us pass through your land into our own place.’
Read word by wordFor three hundred years Israel has lived in Heshbon, Aroer, and their villages, as well as all the cities along the banks of the Arnon. Why did you not take them back during that time?
Read word by wordHeshbon, and Jazer, together with their pasturelands.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 6.66
You gave them kingdoms and peoples and allotted to them every corner of the land. So they took the land of Sihon king of Heshbon and of Og king of Bashan.
Read word by wordYour neck is like a tower made of ivory; your eyes are like the pools of Heshbon by the gate of Bath-rabbim; your nose is like the tower of Lebanon, facing toward Damascus.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 7.5
Heshbon and Elealeh cry out; their voices are heard as far as Jahaz. Therefore the soldiers of Moab cry out; their souls tremble within.
Read word by wordFor the fields of Heshbon have withered, along with the grapevines of Sibmah. The rulers of the nations have trampled its choicest vines, which had reached as far as Jazer and spread toward the desert. Their shoots had spread out and passed over the sea.
Read word by wordSo I weep with Jazer for the vines of Sibmah; I drench Heshbon and Elealeh with my tears. Triumphant shouts have fallen silent over your summer fruit and your harvest.
Read word by wordThere is no longer praise for Moab; in Heshbon they devise evil against her: ‘Come, let us cut her off from nationhood.’ You too, O people of Madmen, will be silenced; the sword will pursue you.
Read word by wordThere is a cry from Heshbon to Elealeh; they raise their voices to Jahaz, from Zoar to Horonaim and Eglath-shelishiyah; for even the waters of Nimrim have dried up.
Read word by word“Those who flee will stand helpless in Heshbon’s shadow, because fire has gone forth from Heshbon and a flame from within Sihon. It devours the foreheads of Moab and the skulls of the sons of tumult.
Read word by wordWail, O Heshbon, for Ai has been destroyed; cry out, O daughters of Rabbah! Put on sackcloth and mourn; run back and forth within your walls, for Milcom will go into exile together with his priests and officials.
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