Strongs Number: H2809
- Hebrew Word
- חֶשְׁבּוֹן
- Transliteration
- Cheshbôwn
- Phonetic
- khesh-bone'
- Part of Speech
- Proper Name Location
- Strongs Definition
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{Cheshbon} a place East of the Jordan
- BDB Definition
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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
- Origin
- The same as H2808
- Bible Usage
- Heshbon.