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

Lemmaחֶשְׁבּוֹן
Lemma (Paleo)𐤇𐤔𐤁𐤅𐤍
TransliterationCheshbôwn
Strong'sH2809
In-contextto 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

Rootחשב (ḥ-š-b)
Core Meaningsto think, reckon, account, calculate, devise, plan
Semantic Rangecity name; by root association: reckoning, calculation, devised plan, account
Conceptual SignificanceHeshbon 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 NotesProper 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 RationaleThe 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