חֶשְׁבּ֔וֹן
𐤇𐤔𐤁𐤅𐤍
Cheshebon
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 21:26 · Word #2
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 HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | Heshbon |
SIBI-P1 Translation H2809-02
Reckoning-City
| Morphological Notes | Proper noun, singular, masculine; place name (toponym) formed from the root חשב. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun is a proper toponym derived from חשב, "to reckon/account." Rendering it as "Reckoning-City" preserves its function as a place name while transparently reflecting the root sense embedded in the form. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
Cheshebon
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: in Heshbon |
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