The meaning of “אַרְנוֹן”
Understanding ʼArnôwn reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or אַרְנֹן ʼArnôn (ar-nohn'); from רָנַן; a brawling stream Arnon. - § Arnon = "rushing stream" - the Arnon, a river eas...
אַרְנוֹן
or אַרְנֹן ʼArnôn (ar-nohn'); from רָנַן; a brawling stream Arnon. - § Arnon = "rushing stream" - the Arnon, a river east of the Jordan, also its territory 1) a river and surrounding valley in south Palestine, forms the border between Moab and the Amorites
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers 21:26 | “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: אַרְנוֹן (ʼArnôwn) | |
| Deuteronomy 3:12 | “And this land, which we possessed at that time, from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, and half mount Gilead, and the cities thereof, gave I unto the Reubenites and to the Gadites.” Word: אַרְנוֹן (ʼArnôwn) | |
| Joshua 13:9 | “From Aroer, that is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain of Medeba unto Dibon;” Word: אַרְנוֹן (ʼArnôwn) | |
| Judges 11:22 | “And they possessed all the coasts of the Amorites, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and from the wilderness even unto Jordan.” Word: אַרְנוֹן (ʼArnôwn) | |
| 2 Kings 10:33 | “From Jordan eastward, all the land of Gilead, the Gadites, and the Reubenites, and the Manassites, from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, even Gilead and Bashan.” Word: אַרְנוֹן (ʼArnôwn) |