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Strong's H759 אַרְמוֹן (armon)

Armon means “castle” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G759 — aroma (“aromatic”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H759
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 31
Books 11

Strong's H759 Quick Answer

Strong's H759 אַרמוֹן (armown) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. armown (ar-mone') n-m. 1. a citadel (from its height) [from an unused root (meaning to be elevated)] It has 31 linked Bible usages across 11 books. Visible English usage signals include palace and castle. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
armown (ar-mone') n-m. 1. a citadel (from its height) [from an unused root (meaning to be elevated)]
Usage
31 linked usages
Books
11 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
palace and castle

Meaning and Definition

armown (ar-mone') n-m. 1. a citadel (from its height) [from an unused root (meaning to be elevated)] KJV: castle, palace. Compare: H2038

Original Word
אַרמוֹן
Transliteration
armown
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H759. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H759 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render armown, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

palace 1 Kings 16:18 castle Proverbs 18:19

How Strong's H759 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 31 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H759 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H759 in the Old Testament

31 indexed usages in Old Testament.

1 Kings 16:18 KJV

And it came to pass, when Zimri saw that the city was taken, that he went into the palace of the king's house, and burnt the king's house over him with fire, and died.

2 Kings 15:25 KJV

But Pekah the son of Remaliah, a captain of his, conspired against him, and smote him in Samaria, in the palace of the king's house, with Argob and Arieh, and with him fifty men of the Gileadites: and he killed him, and reigned in his room.

2 Chronicles 36:19 KJV

And they burnt the house of God, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem, and burnt all the palaces thereof with fire, and destroyed all the goodly vessels thereof.

Usage Excerpts

First 31 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H759.

1 Kings 16:18 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, when Zimri saw that the city was taken, that he went into the palace of the king's house, and burnt the king's house over him with fire, and died.
2 Kings 15:25 Old Testament, KJV
But Pekah the son of Remaliah, a captain of his, conspired against him, and smote him in Samaria, in the palace of the king's house, with Argob and Arieh, and with him fifty men of the Gileadites: and he killed him, and reigned in his room.
2 Chronicles 36:19 Old Testament, KJV
And they burnt the house of God, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem, and burnt all the palaces thereof with fire, and destroyed all the goodly vessels thereof.
Psalms 48:3 Old Testament, KJV
God is known in her palaces for a refuge.
Psalms 48:13 Old Testament, KJV
Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell it to the generation following.
Psalms 122:7 Old Testament, KJV
Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.
Proverbs 18:19 Old Testament, KJV
A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.
Isaiah 23:13 Old Testament, KJV
Behold the land of the Chaldeans; this people was not, till the Assyrian founded it for them that dwell in the wilderness: they set up the towers thereof, they raised up the palaces thereof; and he brought it to ruin.
Isaiah 25:2 Old Testament, KJV
For thou hast made of a city an heap; of a defenced city a ruin: a palace of strangers to be no city; it shall never be built.
Isaiah 32:14 Old Testament, KJV
Because the palaces shall be forsaken; the multitude of the city shall be left; the forts and towers shall be for dens for ever, a joy of wild asses, a pasture of flocks;
Isaiah 34:13 Old Testament, KJV
And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and brambles in the fortresses thereof: and it shall be an habitation of dragons, and a court for owls.
Jeremiah 6:5 Old Testament, KJV
Arise, and let us go by night, and let us destroy her palaces.
Jeremiah 9:21 Old Testament, KJV
For death is come up into our windows, and is entered into our palaces, to cut off the children from without, and the young men from the streets.
Jeremiah 17:27 Old Testament, KJV
But if ye will not hearken unto me to hallow the sabbath day, and not to bear a burden, even entering in at the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day; then will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched.
Jeremiah 30:18 Old Testament, KJV
Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will bring again the captivity of Jacob's tents, and have mercy on his dwellingplaces; and the city shall be builded upon her own heap, and the palace shall remain after the manner thereof.
Jeremiah 49:27 Old Testament, KJV
And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of Benhadad.
Lamentations 2:5 Old Testament, KJV
The LORD was as an enemy: he hath swallowed up Israel, he hath swallowed up all her palaces: he hath destroyed his strong holds, and hath increased in the daughter of Judah mourning and lamentation.
Lamentations 2:7 Old Testament, KJV
The LORD hath cast off his altar, he hath abhorred his sanctuary, he hath given up into the hand of the enemy the walls of her palaces; they have made a noise in the house of the LORD, as in the day of a solemn feast.
Hosea 8:14 Old Testament, KJV
For Israel hath forgotten his Maker, and buildeth temples; and Judah hath multiplied fenced cities: but I will send a fire upon his cities, and it shall devour the palaces thereof.
Amos 1:4 Old Testament, KJV
But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, which shall devour the palaces of Benhadad.
Amos 1:7 Old Testament, KJV
But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour the palaces thereof:
Amos 1:10 Old Testament, KJV
But I will send a fire on the wall of Tyrus, which shall devour the palaces thereof.
Amos 1:12 Old Testament, KJV
But I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.
Amos 1:14 Old Testament, KJV
But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind:
Amos 2:2 Old Testament, KJV
But I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kirioth: and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet:
Amos 2:5 Old Testament, KJV
But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.
Amos 3:9 Old Testament, KJV
Publish in the palaces at Ashdod, and in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say, Assemble yourselves upon the mountains of Samaria, and behold the great tumults in the midst thereof, and the oppressed in the midst thereof.
Amos 3:10 Old Testament, KJV
For they know not to do right, saith the LORD, who store up violence and robbery in their palaces.
Amos 3:11 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; An adversary there shall be even round about the land; and he shall bring down thy strength from thee, and thy palaces shall be spoiled.
Amos 6:8 Old Testament, KJV
The Lord GOD hath sworn by himself, saith the LORD the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein.
Micah 5:5 Old Testament, KJV
And this man shall be the peace, when the Assyrian shall come into our land: and when he shall tread in our palaces, then shall we raise against him seven shepherds, and eight principal men.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H759, grouped by book.

1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 3 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 4 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 5 usages, Old Testament
Lamentations 2 usages, Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Old Testament
Amos 11 usages, Old Testament
Micah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H759 FAQ

What does armon (אַרְמוֹן) mean?

Armon (Strong's H759) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "castle". armown (ar-mone') n-m. 1. a citadel (from its height) [from an unused root (meaning to be elevated)]

How many times is armon (אַרְמוֹן) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 31 linked usages for Strong's H759 across 11 books.

Where can I study armon (אַרְמוֹן) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H759 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate armon (אַרְמוֹן)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as palace and castle. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.