חֶשְׁבּ֑וֹן
𐤇𐤔𐤁𐤅𐤍
cheshebon
to Heshbon
the same as חֶשְׁבּוֹן; Cheshbon, a place East of the Jordan; Heshbon.
H2809
Numbers 21:27 · Word #6
Lexicon H2809
| Lemma | חֶשְׁבּוֹן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤔𐤁𐤅𐤍 |
| Transliteration | Cheshbôwn |
| Strong's | H2809 |
| In-context | to Heshbon |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
SIBI-P1 H2809-02
Reckoning
| Root | חשב (ḥ-š-b) |
| Core Meanings | to think, reckon, account, calculate, devise, plan |
| Semantic Range | city name; by root association: reckoning, calculation, devised plan, account |
| Conceptual Significance | Heshbon was a significant Amorite and later Israelite city east of the Jordan. Its name, linked to "reckoning" or "accounting," resonates poetically in prophetic and wisdom contexts, where themes of planning, calculation, and divine reckoning underscore YHWH’s sovereignty over nations and their schemes. |
| Morphological Notes | Proper noun (HNp), singular place name; no inflection for number or gender in this form. Vocalized as a segholate noun with ō-class vowel in the second syllable. |
| Rendering Rationale | The place name חֶשְׁבּוֹן (Cheshbôn) derives from the root חשב, meaning "to reckon" or "to calculate." Rendering it as "Reckoning" preserves the semantic connection to accounting and deliberation inherent in the root. As a proper noun (HNp), it is singular and functions as the name of a specific city, which is reflected by presenting it as a singular place-name in English. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root חשב (to think, reckon, account, calculate, devise, plan)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H2809-01 |
becheshebon | in Reckoning-City |
H2805-01 |
becheshev | with the devised-band of |
H2803-01 |
chashav | he wove-contrived |
H2803-02 |
chashavah | he devised it (feminine) |
H2803-03 |
chashavenuhu | we reckoned him |
H2803-04 |
chashaveta | you have reckoned |
H2803-05 |
chashavetah | you have contrived |
H2803-06 |
chashavetem | you men devised |
H2803-07 |
chashaveti | I reckoned |
H2811-01 |
chashaveyah | Yah-has-regarded |
H2811-02 |
chashaveyahu | Yah Has Accounted |
H2803-08 |
chashavu | they have woven a plot |
H2803-09 |
chashevu | they wove-contrived |
H2815-01 |
chashuv | Considered-One |
H2803-10 |
chishaveti | I have reckoned |
H2803-11 |
chishevah | she skillfully devised |
|
chishevonot | contrivances |
H2803-12 |
choshev | a devising man |
H2803-13 |
choshevey | weavers of |
H2803-14 |
choshevim | the weaving-devising men |
H2803-15 |
hachoshevim | the devising men |
H2803-16 |
lacheshov | to weave a plan (to reckon) |
H2805-02 |
lecheshev | to the woven-design band of |
H4284-01 |
machashaveto | his devised plan |
H4284-02 |
machashavot | thought-plans |
H4284-03 |
machashevet | thought-out design of |
H4284-04 |
macheshevot | devisings of |
H4284-05 |
macheshevotam | their devised-plans |
H4284-06 |
macheshevoteykhem | your reckonings |
H2803-17 |
mechashev | one devising |
H2809-03 |
mecheshebon | from Reckoning (Cheshbon) |
H2803-18 |
necheshav | one being reckoned |
H2803-19 |
necheshavenu | we have been reckoned |
H2803-20 |
necheshaveti | I was reckoned |
H2803-21 |
necheshavu | they were reckoned |
H2803-22 |
necheshevu | they were reckoned |
H2803-23 |
tacheshevu | you all will reckon |
H2803-24 |
tacheshevuni | they reckon me |
H2803-25 |
tacheshov | she will reckon |
H2803-26 |
tacheshovu | you will reckon |
H2803-27 |
techashev | she will be reckoned |
H2803-28 |
techashevun | you men weave-schemes |
H2803-29 |
ulechoshevey | and for the plotters-of |
H2803-30 |
vaachashevah | and I would reckon |
H2803-31 |
vatechashev | and she was accounted |
H2803-32 |
vatechashevehu | and you reckoned him |
H2803-33 |
vayachesheveha | and he reckoned her |
H2803-34 |
vayachesheveni | and he reckoned me |
H2803-35 |
vechashav | and he reckoned |
H2803-36 |
vechashaveta | and you reckoned |
H2815-02 |
vechashuv | and Esteemed-One |
H2808-01 |
vecheshebon | and Reckoning |
H2803-37 |
vechishav | and he reckoned |
H2803-38 |
vechoshev | and one devising |
H2803-39 |
vechoshevey | and contrivers of |
H2803-40 |
velacheshov | and to reckon-contrive |
H2803-41 |
venacheshevah | and let us contrive |
H2803-42 |
venecheshav | and he was reckoned |
H2803-43 |
vetachesheveni | and you will reckon me |
H2803-44 |
yachashav | he will be reckoned |
H2803-45 |
yachashovun | they will contrive |
H2803-46 |
yachesheveni | he reckons me |
H2803-47 |
yacheshevu | they will weave plans |
H2803-48 |
yacheshov | he will reckon |
H2803-49 |
yacheshovu | they will reckon |
H2803-50 |
yechashev | he will be reckoned |
H2803-51 |
yechashevu | they will intricately devise |
H2803-52 |
yitechashav | he will reckon himself |
Word Usage (38 occurrences of H2809)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Numbers 21:25 | בְּ/חֶשְׁבּ֖וֹן | becheshebon | in Heshbon |
| Numbers 21:26 | חֶשְׁבּ֔וֹן | cheshebon | Heshbon |
| Numbers 21:27 | חֶשְׁבּ֑וֹן | cheshebon | to Heshbon |