Numbers 32:3

עֲטָר֤וֹת וְדִיבֹן֙ וְיַעְזֵ֣ר וְנִמְרָ֔ה וְחֶשְׁבּ֖וֹן וְאֶלְעָלֵ֑ה וּשְׂבָ֥ם וּנְב֖וֹ וּבְעֹֽן

Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon,

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Numbers 32:34

וַיִּבְנוּ בְנֵי-גָד אֶת-דִּיבֹן וְאֶת-עֲטָרֹת וְאֵת עֲרֹעֵֽר׃

And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,

Joshua 13:17

חֶשְׁבּוֹן וְכָל-עָרֶיהָ אֲשֶׁר בַּמִּישֹׁר דִּיבוֹן וּבָמוֹת בַּעַל וּבֵית בַּעַל מְעֽוֹן׃

Heshbon, and all her cities that are in the plain; Dibon, and Bamoth-baal, and Beth-baal-meon,

Isaiah 16:8

כִּי שַׁדְמוֹת חֶשְׁבּוֹן אֻמְלָל גֶּפֶן שִׂבְמָה בַּעֲלֵי גוֹיִם הָלְמוּ שְׂרוּקֶּיהָ עַד-יַעְזֵר נָגָעוּ תָּעוּ מִדְבָּר שְׁלֻחוֹתֶיהָ נִטְּשׁוּ עָבְרוּ יָֽם׃

For the fields of Heshbon languish, and the vine of Sibmah: the lords of the heathen have broken down the principal plants thereof, they are come even unto Jazer, they wandered through the wilderness: her branches are stretched out, they are gone over the sea.

Jeremiah 48:34

מִזַּעֲקַת חֶשְׁבּוֹן עַד-אֶלְעָלֵה עַד-יַהַץ נָתְנוּ קוֹלָם מִצֹּעַר עַד-חֹרֹנַיִם עֶגְלַת שְׁלִֽשִׁיָּה כִּי גַּם-מֵי נִמְרִים לִמְשַׁמּוֹת יִהְיֽוּ׃

From the cry of Heshbon even unto Elealeh, and even unto Jahaz, have they uttered their voice, from Zoar even unto Horonaim, as an heifer of three years old: for the waters also of Nimrim shall be desolate.

Jeremiah 48:45

בְּצֵל חֶשְׁבּוֹן עָמְדוּ מִכֹּחַ נָסִים כִּֽי-אֵשׁ יָצָא מֵחֶשְׁבּוֹן וְלֶֽהָבָה מִבֵּין סִיחוֹן וַתֹּאכַל פְּאַת מוֹאָב וְקָדְקֹד בְּנֵי שָׁאֽוֹן׃

They that fled stood under the shadow of Heshbon because of the force: but a fire shall come forth out of Heshbon, and a flame from the midst of Sihon, and shall devour the corner of Moab, and the crown of the head of the tumultuous ones.

Jeremiah 48:22

וְעַל-דִּיבוֹן וְעַל-נְבוֹ וְעַל-בֵּית דִּבְלָתָֽיִם׃

And upon Dibon, and upon Nebo, and upon Beth-diblathaim,

Numbers 21:25

וַיִּקַּח יִשְׂרָאֵל אֵת כָּל-הֶֽעָרִים הָאֵלֶּה וַיֵּשֶׁב יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּכָל-עָרֵי הָֽאֱמֹרִי בְּחֶשְׁבּוֹן וּבְכָל-בְּנֹתֶֽיהָ׃

And Israel took all these cities: and Israel dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all the villages thereof.

Jeremiah 48:32

מִבְּכִי יַעְזֵר אֶבְכֶּה-לָּךְ הַגֶּפֶן שִׂבְמָה נְטִֽישֹׁתַיִךְ עָבְרוּ יָם עַד יָם יַעְזֵר נָגָעוּ עַל-קֵיצֵךְ וְעַל-בְּצִירֵךְ שֹׁדֵד נָפָֽל׃

O vine of Sibmah, I will weep for thee with the weeping of Jazer: thy plants are gone over the sea, they reach even to the sea of Jazer: the spoiler is fallen upon thy summer fruits and upon thy vintage.

Joshua 13:19

וְקִרְיָתַיִם וְשִׂבְמָה וְצֶרֶת הַשַּׁחַר בְּהַר הָעֵֽמֶק׃

And Kirjathaim, and Sibmah, and Zareth-shahar in the mount of the valley,

Nehemiah 9:22

וַתִּתֵּן לָהֶם מַמְלָכוֹת וַֽעֲמָמִים וַֽתַּחְלְקֵם לְפֵאָה וַיִּֽירְשׁוּ אֶת-אֶרֶץ סִיחוֹן וְאֶת-אֶרֶץ מֶלֶךְ חֶשְׁבּוֹן וְאֶת-אֶרֶץ עוֹג מֶֽלֶךְ-הַבָּשָֽׁן׃

Moreover thou gavest them kingdoms and nations, and didst divide them into corners: so they possessed the land of Sihon, and the land of the king of Heshbon, and the land of Og king of Bashan.

Numbers 32:1

וּמִקְנֶה׀ רַב הָיָה לִבְנֵי רְאוּבֵן וְלִבְנֵי-גָד עָצוּם מְאֹד וַיִּרְאוּ אֶת-אֶרֶץ יַעְזֵר וְאֶת-אֶרֶץ גִּלְעָד וְהִנֵּה הַמָּקוֹם מְקוֹם מִקְנֶֽה׃

Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that, behold, the place was a place for cattle;

Judges 11:26

בְּשֶׁבֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּחֶשְׁבּוֹן וּבִבְנוֹתֶיהָ וּבְעַרְעוֹר וּבִבְנוֹתֶיהָ וּבְכָל-הֶֽעָרִים אֲשֶׁר עַל-יְדֵי אַרְנוֹן שְׁלֹשׁ מֵאוֹת שָׁנָה וּמַדּוּעַ לֹֽא-הִצַּלְתֶּם בָּעֵת הַהִֽיא׃

While Israel dwelt in Heshbon and her towns, and in Aroer and her towns, and in all the cities that be along by the coasts of Arnon, three hundred years? why therefore did ye not recover them within that time?

Isaiah 15:2

עָלָה הַבַּיִת וְדִיבֹן הַבָּמוֹת לְבֶכִי עַל-נְבוֹ וְעַל מֵֽידְבָא מוֹאָב יְיֵלִיל בְּכָל-רֹאשָׁיו קָרְחָה כָּל-זָקָן גְּרוּעָֽה׃

He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, the high places, to weep: Moab shall howl over Nebo, and over Medeba: on all their heads shall be baldness, and every beard cut off.

Jeremiah 48:2

אֵין עוֹד תְּהִלַּת מוֹאָב בְּחֶשְׁבּוֹן חָשְׁבוּ עָלֶיהָ רָעָה לְכוּ וְנַכְרִיתֶנָּה מִגּוֹי גַּם-מַדְמֵן תִּדֹּמִּי אַחֲרַיִךְ תֵּלֶךְ חָֽרֶב׃

There shall be no more praise of Moab: in Heshbon they have devised evil against it; come, and let us cut it off from being a nation. Also thou shalt be cut down, O Madmen; the sword shall pursue thee.

Isaiah 15:6

כִּֽי-מֵי נִמְרִים מְשַׁמּוֹת יִֽהְיוּ כִּֽי-יָבֵשׁ חָצִיר כָּלָה דֶשֶׁא יֶרֶק לֹא הָיָֽה׃

For the waters of Nimrim shall be desolate: for the hay is withered away, the grass faileth, there is no green thing.

Numbers 21:28

כִּי-אֵשׁ יָֽצְאָה מֵֽחֶשְׁבּוֹן לֶֽהָבָה מִקִּרְיַת סִיחֹן אָֽכְלָה עָר מוֹאָב בַּֽעֲלֵי בָּמוֹת אַרְנֹֽן׃

For there is a fire gone out of Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon: it hath consumed Ar of Moab, and the lords of the high places of Arnon.

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Numbers 32:3

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The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.

עֲטָר֤וֹת וְדִיבֹן֙ Pashta — a lesser break וְיַעְזֵ֣ר וְנִמְרָ֔ה Zaqef Qatan — a strong break וְחֶשְׁבּ֖וֹן Tipeha — a lesser break וְאֶלְעָלֵ֑ה Etnahta — the verse's main pause — take a breath here וּשְׂבָ֥ם וּנְב֖וֹ Tipeha — a lesser break וּבְעֹֽן Silluq — end of the verse

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עֲטָר֤וֹת

Root word a name — transliterate it ("Ataroth")

Dictionary form: עֲטָרוֹת · uh-taw-ROTE

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Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Np

Noun — Proper Name

עֲטָרוֹת

Speech Noun Type Proper Name

In English

In the KJV here: ataroth

ataroth ×2 to ataroth ×2 and ataroth ×1 atroth ×1

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Ataroth — Standard modern spelling of this proper place name.

Atroth — Alternate form; use when text uses shortened version.

Atarot — Academic/scholarly transliteration, closer to Hebrew.

Ataroth-shophan — Use when compound place name form appears in context.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB5999 H5852 H5855 H5853 H5854

עֲטָרוֺת and (Num 32:34) עֲטָרֹת proper name, of a location Αταρωθ, etc.:

1. East of Jordan (MI^{10, 11}); —
a. Num 32:3 (+ דִּיבוֺן, etc.) — modern A‰‰arûs, approximately 8 miles north-northwest from Dibon — built by Gad Num 32:34 (+ ׳ד, עֲרֹעֵר, and also)
b. עַטְרֹת שׁוֺפָן vNum 32:35 (Samaritan שפים ׳ע, see Di; site unknown).

2. west of Jordan, conjectures as to sites see in Di Buhl^{Geogr. 172:}
a. on border between Ephraim and Benjamin Josh 16:2, = עַטְרוֺת אַדָּר vJosh 16:5; Josh 18:13.
b. on east border of Ephraim Josh 16:7.
c. עַטְרוֺת בֵּית יוֺאָב 1Chr 2:54 in Judah; a 'son' of Salma (+ Bethlehem, al.).

Strong's Definition H5852

ataroth, atroth

ʿăṭārôt

crowns

Ataroth, the name (thus simply) of two places in Palestine

a town east of the Jordan in Gilead, taken and built by the tribe of Gad

Variations 5 forms of this word

Translations 4 English renderings

Ataroth Ataroth A town on the border of Ephraim and Manasseh.

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וְ דִיבֹן֙

וְ

Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)

דִיבֹן֙

Root word a name — transliterate it ("And dibon")

Dictionary form: דִּיבוֹן · dee-BONE

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Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar C/Np

Noun — Proper Name

וְ	Speech Conjunction
דִיבֹן	Speech Noun Type Proper Name

In English

In the KJV here: and dibon

dibon ×6 and dibon ×1 and to dibon ×1 from dibon-gad ×1 in dibon-gad ×1 thereof and at dibon ×1

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Dibon — Standard modern spelling for this Moabite/Gadite place name.

Dibon-Gad — Use when the full compound name distinguishes the Gadite site.

Dhiban — Archaeological/scholarly name; modern Arabic site identification.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB1912 H1769 H1775 H1776

דִּיבֹן, דִּיבוֺן proper name, of a location —

1. city in Moab (MI^{21; 28} דיבן, compare ib.¹ adjective, of a people הדיבני) — דִּיבֹן Num 21:30; Num 32:3; Num 32:34 (built up or at by Gad) Isa 15:2 in territory of Gad, hence דִּיבֹן גָּד֑ Num 33:45; Num 33:46 (compare on these verses & Num 32:34 MI^{10 f.}); also דִּיבוֺן Josh 13:9; Josh 13:17; Jer 48:22 ישֶׁבֶת בַּת דִּיבוֺן Jer 48:18 = דִּימוֺן Isa 15:9, see also מֵי דִימוֺן vIsa 15:9 = Arnon, compare Che & Hpt^{ZA 1887, 268}; — modern Dîbân, north of Arnon, compare Seetzen^{:Reisen i. 409} Tristr^{Land of Moab 132 ff.} Bd^{Pal 193}.

2. דִּיבֹן Neh 11:25 place in Judah, toward south = דִּימוֺנָה Josh 15:22, compare Hpt^l.c.; conjectures by Kn Ke (compare Di) to be Tell ed Dheib (van de Velde^{Mem. 252}) called also Ehdeib (Rob^{BR ii. 102}).

דִּיג, דַּיָּג see below דגה.

דַּיָּה see below דאה.

דְּיוֺ see below דוה.

Strong's Definition H1769

dibon, dibon-gad

dîbôn

wasting

Dibon, the name of three places in Palestine

a town in Moab on the east side of the Jordan which was taken over by the Israelites and rebuilt by the children of Gad

Variations 7 forms of this word

Translations 6 English renderings

Dibon Dibon A city in Judah, inhabited by the tribe of Judah. Dibon-gad Dimon

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וְ יַעְזֵ֣ר

וְ

Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)

יַעְזֵ֣ר

Root word a name — transliterate it ("And jazer")

Dictionary form: יַעֲזֵיר · ya-uh-DZARE

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Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar C/Np

Noun — Proper Name

וְ	Speech Conjunction
יַעְזֵר	Speech Noun Type Proper Name

In English

In the KJV here: and jazer

jazer ×4 of jazer ×4 and jazer ×2 and jaazer ×1 at jazer ×1 jaazer ×1

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Jazer — Standard modern spelling; preferred in most contemporary translations.

Jaazer — Alternate spelling; matches some manuscript and LXX traditions.

Yazer — Transliteration-based form; useful in scholarly or linguistic contexts.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB5981 H3270

יַּעְזֵר and (1Chr 6:66; 1Chr 26:31) יַעְזֵיר proper name, of a location Ιαζηρ, east of Jordan (Qal Imperfect in ִ֯ according to Ba^NB104); — often + Heshbon and other important towns, Num 21:31 + vNum 21:24 (see עַז) Num 32:1 (׳אֶרֶץ יַע), vNum 32:3 vNum 32:35 (all J E), 2Sam 24:5; Josh 13:25 (P), Josh 21:39 (Ginsb, vJosh 21:37 van d. H. Baer; P); with vineyards Isa 16:8; Isa 16:9 = Jer 48:32 (twice in verse) (where strike out יָם before ׳יַע ᵐ5 Hi Gf Gie Rothst). Site dubious, compare Buhl^{Geogr. 264}.

Strong's Definition H3270

jazer, jaazer

yaʿăzêr

helped

Jaazer or Jazer, a place East of the Jordan

a Levitical city east of the Jordan, in Gilead in the territory of Gad, formerly an Amorite city; site uncertain

Variations 5 forms of this word

Translations 6 English renderings

Jazer Sea of Jazer

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וְ נִמְרָ֔ה

וְ

Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)

נִמְרָ֔ה

Root word a name — transliterate it ("And nimrah")

Dictionary form: נִמְרָה · nim-RAW

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Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar C/Np

Noun — Proper Name

וְ	Speech Conjunction
נִמְרָה	Speech Noun Type Proper Name

In English

In the KJV here: and nimrah

and nimrah ×1

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Nimrah — Standard anglicized form for this place name.

Beth Nimrah — Full form used when context clarifies the settlement.

Waters of Nimrah — Prefer when referencing the associated water source.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB5223 H5247

נִמְרָה proper name, of a location place east of Jordan Num 32:3 (+ עֲטָרוֺת, דִּיבֹן, חֶשְׁבּוֺן, etc.), ᵐ5 Ναμβρα, A Αμβραμ, ᵐ5^L Μαμβραν. Perhaps = Tel Nimrîn, approximately 6 miles east of Jordan, nearly opposite Jericho, compare Buhl^{Geogr. 264.} — compare ׳בֵּית נ (q. v.), also in Late Hebrew (compare נמרה proper name, masculine Sinaitic Inscriptions SACook⁸¹ Lzb³²³; meaning dubious; Nö^{ZMG xxix (1875), 437} thinks from spotted or striped appearance of ground; place of leopard also Gray^{Prop. Names 92} (on tribal names from leopard see RS^{K 201} also Sabean proper name אנמרם Levy-Os^{l.c., etc.}); We^{Heid:2, 82} thinks of clear water [compare following]).

Strong's Definition H5247

nimrah

nimrâ

limpid, pure

Nimrah, a place East of the Jordan

a place on the east of the Jordan, 10 miles (16 km) north of the Dead Sea and 3 miles (5 km) east of the Jordan

Variations 1 forms of this word

Translations 1 English renderings

Nimrah

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וְ חֶשְׁבּ֖וֹן

וְ

Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)

חֶשְׁבּ֖וֹן

Root word a name — transliterate it ("And heshbon")

Dictionary form: חֶשְׁבּוֹן · hesh-BONE

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Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar C/Np

Noun — Proper Name

וְ	Speech Conjunction
חֶשְׁבּוֹן	Speech Noun Type Proper Name

In English

In the KJV here: and heshbon

of heshbon ×14 in heshbon ×8 heshbon ×4 and heshbon ×3 at heshbon ×3 o heshbon ×2 and from heshbon ×1 at them heshbon ×1

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Heshbon — Standard English spelling; use in most narrative contexts.

the city of Heshbon — Adds clarity when first introducing the location.

Heshbon (Amorite capital) — Use in notes or study editions needing historical context.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB3210 H2809

II. חֶשְׁבּוֺן proper name, of a location of the city of Sihon king of the Amorites Num 21:26; Num 21:27; Num 21:28; Num 21:30; Num 21:34; Num 32:3 (all E); Deut 1:4; Deut 2:24; Deut 2:26; Deut 2:30; Deut 3:2; Deut 3:6; Deut 4:46; Deut 29:6; Josh 9:10; Josh 12:2; Josh 12:5; Josh 13:10; Josh 13:21; Josh 13:27 (all D) Judg 11:19; Jer 48:45; Neh 9:22 captured by Israel who dwelt in it Num 21:25 (E) Judg 11:26 rebuilt by Reuben Num 32:37 (E), given to Reuben at the division of the land Josh 13:17 (P); on the border of Gad, Josh 13:26 (P), it subsequently fell to Gad and was assigned to Levites out of that tribe Josh 21:39 (P) 1Chr 6:66 the Moabites gained possession of it Isa 15:4; Isa 16:8; Isa 16:9 and subsequently the Ammonites Jer 48:2; Jer 48:34; Jer 48:45; Jer 49:3 it was celebrated for its fish ponds Song 7:5. — Modern „usbân, Seetzen^{Reisen i. 407} Rob^{BR i. 551} BD^{Pal 191} Survey^{EP 8}.

Strong's Definition H2809

heshbon

ḥešbôn

stronghold

Cheshbon, a place East of the Jordan

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

Variations 8 forms of this word

Translations 10 English renderings

Heshbon

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וְ אֶלְעָלֵ֑ה

וְ

Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)

אֶלְעָלֵ֑ה

Root word a name — transliterate it ("And elealeh")

Dictionary form: אֶלְעָלֵא · el-aw-LAY

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Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar C/Np

Noun — Proper Name

וְ	Speech Conjunction
אֶלְעָלֵה	Speech Noun Type Proper Name

In English

In the KJV here: and elealeh

and elealeh ×4 elealeh ×1

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Elealeh — Standard modern spelling for this proper noun.

El-aleh — Hyphenated form clarifying syllable boundary.

Eleleh — Simplified phonetic rendering for accessibility.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB467 H500

אֶלְעָלֵא, || אֶלְעָלֵה proper name, of a location (God doth ascend?) of a village in the tribe of Reuben, near Heshbon, in ruins, el A±l (see Rb^{BR ii, 278}) Num 32:3; Num 3:37; Isa 15:4; Isa 16:9; Jer 48:34.

Strong's Definition H500

elealeh

ʾelʿālēʾ

God is ascending

Elale or Elaleh, a place east of the Jordan

a Reubenite village near Heshbon (in ruins)

Variations 3 forms of this word

Translations 2 English renderings

Elealeh

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Word Parts

וּ שְׂבָ֥ם

וּ

Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)

שְׂבָ֥ם

Root word a name — transliterate it ("And shebam")

Dictionary form: שְׂבָם · seh-BAWM

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar C/Np

Noun — Proper Name

וּ	Speech Conjunction
שְׂבָם	Speech Noun Type Proper Name

In English

In the KJV here: and shebam

of sibmah ×3 and shebam ×1 and sibmah ×1 shibmah ×1

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Sibmah — Most widely attested English spelling; prefer in most contexts.

Shibmah — Alternate transliteration; useful for consistency with some modern versions.

Shebam — Earlier form of the place name; use in its first mention (Num 32:3).

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB8151 H7643

שְׂבָם proper name, of a location Num 32:3, ִשׂבְמָה vNum 32:38; Josh 13:19; Isa 16:8; Isa 16:9; Jer 48:32 in Moad (Reuben), near Heshbon (compare also Jerome^{Isa 16:8}) Σεβαμα.

Strong's Definition H7643

sibmah, shebam, shibmah

śĕbām

fragrance

Sebam or Sibmah, a place in Moab

one of the towns in the pastoral district on the east of the Jordan in Moab; allotted to the tribes of Reuben and Gad

Variations 3 forms of this word

Translations 4 English renderings

Sebam Sibmah

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Word Parts

וּ נְב֖וֹ

וּ

Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)

נְב֖וֹ

Root word a name — transliterate it ("And nebo")

Dictionary form: נְבוֹ · neh-BOH

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar C/Np

Noun — Proper Name

וּ	Speech Conjunction
נְבוֹ	Speech Noun Type Proper Name

In English

In the KJV here: and nebo

nebo ×8 of nebo ×3 and nebo ×2

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Nebo — Standard proper-noun rendering for the place/deity name.

Mount Nebo — Use when context specifies the mountain in Moab.

Nebo (Babylonian deity) — Use when referencing the god of writing/wisdom.

the town of Nebo — Use when context identifies a settlement, not a peak.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB4933 H5015

I. נְבוֺ proper name, of a location (probably connection, at least for 2, with (Babylonian) god Nebo, Nabû, compare II. נְבוֺ and Bae^{Rel. 15. 89, 259}; yet not certain, Nö^{ZMG xiii. 1888, 470} compare Arabic the height, etc.): ᵐ5 Ναβαυ; —

1. a. city in Moab Num 32:3; Num 32:38 (where assigned to Reuben; both J E = נבה MI¹⁴) Isa 15:2; Jer 48:1; Jer 48:22; 1Chr 5:8 probably on or near Mt. Nebo (see below), compare Buhl^{Geogr. 266 f.} Tristr^{Moab 338.}
b. city in Judah, ׳בְּנֵי נ Ezra 2:29 = אַחֵר ׳אַנְשֵׁי נ Neh 7:34 (the men of the other N., so distinguished — si אחר vera l., compare Ryle — from a ? or from another נֹב ?), Ezra 10:43 — this נבו in Judah perhaps = נֹב 1 q. v.

2. mountain in Moab, where Moses died Num 33:47; Deut 32:49 (הַרנְֿבוֺ), Deut 34:1 (id.; all P), six miles west of Heshbon according to Onomastica (ed. Lag²⁸³). Probably = modern Nebâ at northeast corner of Dead Sea, Survey^{E. Pal. i. 198 ff.} GASm^{Geogr. 562 ff.} Buhl^{Geogr. 266 f.} Tristr^{Moab 318, 338} Merrill^{East of Jordan, 242 ff.} — compare פִּסְגָּה.

BDB4934 H5015

II. נְבוֺ proper name, of a divinity Nebo (loan-word in Hebrew, compare Phoenician proper name, masculine נבו; = Assyrian Nabû, Schr^{COT Glossary and Isa 46:1} Jastr^{Rel. Babylonian 124 ff.} Jen^{Kosmol. pass.} Tiele^{Ass. u. Babylonian Geach. 532 f.} Say^{Rel. Bab 112 ff.} (compare Palmyrene proper name נבוזבד, ברנבו Vog^{Palm. No. 73}), and this perhaps √ nabû, call, name, see נבא); — Babylonian god כָּרַע בֵּל קֹרֵם נְבוֺ Isa 46:1.

Strong's Definition H5015

nebo

nĕbô

prophet

Nebo, the name of a mountain in Moab, and of a place in Palestine

(n pr m) a Babylonian deity who presided over learning and letters; corresponds to Greek Hermes, Latin Mercury, and Egyptian Thoth

Variations 3 forms of this word

Translations 3 English renderings

Mount Nebo Mount Nebo of Moab Nebo Nebo A town in Judah, possibly named after a person

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Word Parts

וּ בְעֹֽן

וּ

Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)

בְעֹֽן

Root word a name — transliterate it ("And beon")

Dictionary form: בְּעֹן · beh-ONE

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar C/Np

Noun — Proper Name

וּ	Speech Conjunction
בְעֹֽן	Speech Noun Type Proper Name

In English

In the KJV here: and beon

and beon ×1

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Beon — Standard modern spelling of this place name.

Be'on — Adds apostrophe to reflect Hebrew glottal quality.

Beʿon — Academic transliteration with ayin marker for scholarly texts.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB1052 H1010 H1194

בֵּית בַּ֫עַל מְעוֺן proper name, of a location Josh 13:47, = בַּעַל מְעוֺן Num 32:38; Ezek 25:9; 1Chr 5:8 (MI בעל מען & בת בעל מען) = בֵּית מְעוֺן Jer 48:23 = בְּעֹן Num 32:3 (read probably מען; compare Dr^{Sm lxviii}); city assigned to Reuben Josh 13:17; Num 32:3; Num 32:38; 1Chr 5:8 possessed by Moab Jer 48:23; Ezek 25:9 — modern Ma±în Tristr^{Moab 303 f.} Schick^{ZPV ii. 1879, 5} Survey^{EP i. 176} Bd^{Pal 192}.

Strong's Definition H1194

beon

bĕʿōn

in the dwelling, indwelling

Beon, a place East of the Jordan

a place or city in Reuben

Variations 1 forms of this word

Translations 1 English renderings

Beon

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