Numbers 21:26
Old Testament • 15 words with Strong's data
"For Heshbon was the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab, and taken all his land out of his hand, even unto Arnon."
Word-by-Word Analysis
חֶשְׁבּוֹן
Cheshbôwn
Cheshbon, a place East of the Jordan
עִיר
ʻîyr
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
אֱמֹרִי
ʼĔmôrîy
an Emorite, one of the Canaanitish tribes
לָחַם
lâcham
to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)
קִרְאָה
qirʼâh
an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite)
רִאשׁוֹן
riʼshôwn
first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun)
מוֹאָב
Môwʼâb
Moab, an incestuous son of Lot; also his territory and descendants
לָקַח
lâqach
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
אֶרֶץ
ʼerets
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
יָד
yâd
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
אַרְנוֹן
ʼArnôwn
the Arnon, a river east of the Jordan, also its territory
Key Terms in This Verse
לָחַם lâcham
to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)
Study H3898 →מוֹאָב Môwʼâb
Moab, an incestuous son of Lot; also his territory and descendants
Study H4124 →עִיר ʻîyr
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
Study H5892 →Cross References
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