וְ/חֶשְׁבּ֖וֹן
𐤅/𐤇𐤔𐤁𐤅𐤍
Cheshebon
and Heshbon
Proper noun designating an ancient city located east of the Jordan River, serving as a significant urban center in the Transjordanian plateau. The term functions as a toponym; in some contexts, it preserves the underlying sense of planning or account, likely a play on its root meaning, but is primarily employed as a geographical name.
Numbers 32:3 · Word #5
Lexicon H2809
| Lemma | חֶשְׁבּוֹן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤔𐤁𐤅𐤍 |
| Transliteration | Cheshebon |
| Strong's | H2809 |
| Definition | Proper noun designating an ancient city located east of the Jordan River, serving as a significant urban center in the Transjordanian plateau. The term functions as a toponym; in some contexts, it preserves the underlying sense of planning or account, likely a play on its root meaning, but is primarily employed as a geographical name. |
Morphology HC/Np
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and Heshbon |
SIBI-P1 Translation H2809-05
and Reckoning-City
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction וְ + proper noun, masculine singular absolute; toponym. |
| Rendering Rationale | The name derives from the root חשב ('to reckon, account, devise'), likely meaning 'place of reckoning.' The prefixed conjunction וְ is preserved as 'and,' and the toponym is rendered in a way that retains the underlying root sense. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and Cheshebon
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: in Heshbon |
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