Sihon
סִיחוֹןStrong’s H5511sichon (si-chon)
Appears in 34 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Sichon is the Hebrew word usually translated “sihon”. It appears in 34 verses of the Old Testament.
“And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,”
Meaning
- A king of Amorites living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.21.21
How it's translated
- sihon 29
- to sihon 8
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Deuteronomy 11
- Numbers 8
- Joshua 7
- Judges 3
- Psalms 2
- 1 Kings 1
8 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Numbers 21:23And Sihon would not suffer Israel to pass through his border: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel into the wilderness: and he came to Jahaz, and fought against Israel.
- Numbers 21:26For 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.
- Numbers 21:27Wherefore they that speak in proverbs say, Come into Heshbon, let the city of Sihon be built and prepared:
- Numbers 21:28For there is a fire gone out of Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon: it hath consumed Ar of Moab, and the lords of the high places of Arnon.
- Numbers 21:29Woe to thee, Moab! thou art undone, O people of Chemosh: he hath given his sons that escaped, and his daughters, into captivity unto Sihon king of the Amorites.
- Numbers 21:34And the LORD said unto Moses, Fear him not: for I have delivered him into thy hand, and all his people, and his land; and thou shalt do to him as thou didst unto Sihon king of the Amorites, which dwelt at Heshbon.
Hebrew dictionary
סִיחוֹן sichon · Sihon
A king of Amorites living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.21.21 § Sihon = "warrior" king of the Amorites at the time of the conquest and defeated by Moses in Transjordan
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.