The meaning of “דִּיבוֹן”
Understanding Dîybôwn reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or (shortened) דִּיבֹן Dîybôn (dee-bone'); from דּוּב; pining Dibon. (Also, with גָּד added, Dibon-gad.) - § Dibon = "wa...
דִּיבוֹן
or (shortened) דִּיבֹן Dîybôn (dee-bone'); from דּוּב; pining Dibon. (Also, with גָּד added, Dibon-gad.) - § Dibon = "wasting" - Dibon, the name of three places in Palestine 1) a town in Moab on the east side of the Jordan which was taken over by the Israelites and rebuilt by the children of Gad 2) a place in south Judah reinhabited by the men of Judah after the return from captivity
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers 32:34 | “And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,” Word: דִּיבוֹן (Dîybôwn) | |
| Joshua 13:17 | “Heshbon, and all her cities that are in the plain; Dibon, and Bamoth–baal, and Beth–baal–meon,” Word: דִּיבוֹן (Dîybôwn) | |
| Nehemiah 11:25 | “And for the villages, with their fields, some of the children of Judah dwelt at Kirjath–arba, and in the villages thereof, and at Dibon, and in the villages thereof, and at Jekabzeel, and in the villages thereof,” Word: דִּיבוֹן (Dîybôwn) | |
| Isaiah 15:2 | “He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, the high places, to weep: Moab shall howl over Nebo, and over Medeba: on all their heads shall be baldness, and every beard cut off.” Word: דִּיבוֹן (Dîybôwn) | |
| Jeremiah 48:22 | “And upon Dibon, and upon Nebo, and upon Beth–diblathaim,” Word: דִּיבוֹן (Dîybôwn) |