Strong's Number H2809

חֶשְׁבּוֹן

Cheshbown · khesh-bone'

Transliteration:

Cheshbown{khesh-bone'}

Word Origin:

the same as 2808

Part of Speech:

proper name location

Strong's Definition:

Cheshbon, a place East of the Jordan

Usage in the KJV:

Heshbon 38

Total: 38
Occurs 38 times in the Hebrew text.

Definition:

Heshbon = "stronghold"

the capital city of Sihon, king of the Amorites, located on the western border of the high plain and on the border line between the tribes of Reuben and Gad