דִּיבֹ֖ן
𐤃𐤉𐤁𐤍
divon
Dibon
or (shortened) דִּיבֹן; from דּוּב; pining; Dibon, the name of three places in Palestine; Dibon. (Also, with גָּד added, Dibon-gad.)
Numbers 32:34 · Word #5
Lexicon H1769
| Lemma | דִּיבוֹן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤃𐤉𐤁𐤅𐤍 |
| Transliteration | Dîybôwn |
| Strong's | H1769 |
| In-context | Dibon |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
SIBI-P1 H1769-02
Pining-Place
| Root | דוב (d-w-b) |
| Core Meanings | to pine away, waste, languish, melt |
| Semantic Range | A geographical name; possibly evocative of wasting, languishing, or desolation; used of a Moabite city and other locations in Transjordan. |
| Conceptual Significance | Dibon was a significant Moabite city north of the Arnon River and appears in Israel’s wilderness and settlement narratives. It is notably associated with the Mesha Stele, linking the biblical account to extra-biblical history and highlighting Israel-Moab relations. |
| Morphological Notes | Proper noun (HNp), masculine singular; place name. No pronominal suffixes or verbal stem features present. |
| Rendering Rationale | The name דִּיבוֹן (Dîybôwn) is traditionally linked to the root דוב (d-w-b), meaning "to pine away" or "to waste." Rendering it as "Pining-Place" preserves the underlying verbal sense while reflecting that the form is a singular proper noun (HNp), denoting one specific location. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root דוב (to pine away, waste, languish, melt)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H1769-01 |
bedivon | in Pining (Dibon) |
H1769-03 |
midivon | from Pining (Dibon) |
H1727-01 |
umedivot | and causing-to-pine (feminine plural) |
Word Usage (11 occurrences of H1769)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Numbers 21:30 | דִּיב֑וֹן | divon | Dibon |
| Numbers 32:3 | וְ/דִיבֹן֙ | vedivon | and Dibon |
| Numbers 32:34 | דִּיבֹ֖ן | divon | Dibon |