בַ/בָּשָׁן֙
𐤁/𐤁𐤔𐤍
vabashan
in Bashan
of uncertain derivation; Bashan (often with the article), a region East of the Jordan; Bashan.
Joshua 21:6 · Word #13
Lexicon H1316
| Lemma | בָּשָׁן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤔𐤍 |
| Transliteration | Bâshân |
| Strong's | H1316 |
| In-context | in Bashan |
Morphology HRd/Np
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
SIBI-P1 H1316-06
in the Bashan
| Root | בשן (b-š-n) |
| Core Meanings | (uncertain); possibly softness, fertility, rich soil |
| Semantic Range | A fertile and elevated region east of the Jordan River; by association, a symbol of agricultural richness, strong livestock, and imposing natural abundance. |
| Conceptual Significance | Bashan is depicted in Scripture as a land of exceptional fertility and strength (e.g., its bulls and oaks), often serving as an image of prosperity, pride, or formidable power in poetic and prophetic texts. |
| Morphological Notes | Preposition ב ("in") with assimilated definite article ("the") prefixed to a proper noun, feminine singular; name of a geographic region east of the Jordan. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form combines the preposition ב ("in") with the definite article and the proper noun בָּשָׁן, yielding "in the Bashan." The rendering preserves the prefixed preposition and the definiteness indicated in the morphology (HRd/Np), while retaining the place name as a proper noun. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root בשן ((uncertain); possibly softness, fertility, rich soil)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H1316-01 |
babashan | in the Bashan |
H1316-02 |
bashan | Bashan (Fertile Highlands) |
H1316-03 |
habashan | the Bashan |
Word Usage (60 occurrences of H1316)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Numbers 21:33 | הַ/בָּשָׁ֑ן | habashan | of Bashan |
| Numbers 21:33 | הַ/בָּשָׁ֨ן | habashan-2 | of Bashan |
| Numbers 32:33 | הַ/בָּשָׁ֑ן | habashan | of Bashan |