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Strong's H769 אַרְנוֹן (arnon)

Arnown - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G769 — astheneia (“disease”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H769
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 23
Books 7

Strong's H769 Quick Answer

Strong's H769 אַרנוֹן אַרנוֹן (Arnown) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Arnown (ar-nohn') (or uArnon {ar-nohn'}) n/l. 1. a brawling stream 2. the Arnon, a river east of the Jordan, also its territory It has 23 linked Bible usages across 7 books. Visible English usage signals include arnon. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Arnown (ar-nohn') (or uArnon {ar-nohn'}) n/l. 1. a brawling stream 2. the Arnon, a river east of the Jordan, also its territory
Usage
23 linked usages
Books
7 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
arnon

Meaning and Definition

Arnown (ar-nohn') (or uArnon {ar-nohn'}) n/l. 1. a brawling stream 2. the Arnon, a river east of the Jordan, also its territory [from H7442] KJV: Arnon. Root(s): H7442

Original Word
אַרנוֹן אַרנוֹן
Transliteration
Arnown
Derivation
Root: רנן First root strongs: 7442
Morphology
Name/l.

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H769. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Arnon

Usage: § Arnon = "rushing stream" a river and surrounding valley in south Palestine, forms the border between Moab and the Amorites

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How Strong's H769 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Arnown, 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.

Arnon Numbers 21:13 23×

How Strong's H769 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 23 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H769 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 H769 in the Old Testament

23 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Numbers 21:13 KJV

From thence they removed, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, which is in the wilderness that cometh out of the coasts of the Amorites: for Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites.

Numbers 21:14 KJV

Wherefore it is said in the book of the wars of the LORD, What he did in the Red sea, and in the brooks of Arnon,

Numbers 21:24 KJV

And Israel smote him with the edge of the sword, and possessed his land from Arnon unto Jabbok, even unto the children of Ammon: for the border of the children of Ammon was strong.

Usage Excerpts

First 23 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H769.

Numbers 21:13 Old Testament, KJV
From thence they removed, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, which is in the wilderness that cometh out of the coasts of the Amorites: for Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites.
Numbers 21:14 Old Testament, KJV
Wherefore it is said in the book of the wars of the LORD, What he did in the Red sea, and in the brooks of Arnon,
Numbers 21:24 Old Testament, KJV
And Israel smote him with the edge of the sword, and possessed his land from Arnon unto Jabbok, even unto the children of Ammon: for the border of the children of Ammon was strong.
Numbers 21:26 Old Testament, KJV
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.
Numbers 21:28 Old Testament, KJV
For 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 22:36 Old Testament, KJV
And when Balak heard that Balaam was come, he went out to meet him unto a city of Moab, which is in the border of Arnon, which is in the utmost coast.
Deuteronomy 2:24 Old Testament, KJV
Rise ye up, take your journey, and pass over the river Arnon: behold, I have given into thine hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land: begin to possess it, and contend with him in battle.
Deuteronomy 2:36 Old Testament, KJV
From Aroer, which is by the brink of the river of Arnon, and from the city that is by the river, even unto Gilead, there was not one city too strong for us: the LORD our God delivered all unto us:
Deuteronomy 3:8 Old Testament, KJV
And we took at that time out of the hand of the two kings of the Amorites the land that was on this side Jordan, from the river of Arnon unto mount Hermon;
Deuteronomy 3:12 Old Testament, KJV
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.
Deuteronomy 3:16 Old Testament, KJV
And unto the Reubenites and unto the Gadites I gave from Gilead even unto the river Arnon half the valley, and the border even unto the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon;
Deuteronomy 4:48 Old Testament, KJV
From Aroer, which is by the bank of the river Arnon, even unto mount Sion, which is Hermon,
Joshua 12:1 Old Testament, KJV
Now these are the kings of the land, which the children of Israel smote, and possessed their land on the other side Jordan toward the rising of the sun, from the river Arnon unto mount Hermon, and all the plain on the east:
Joshua 12:2 Old Testament, KJV
Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon, and ruled from Aroer, which is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and from the middle of the river, and from half Gilead, even unto the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon;
Joshua 13:9 Old Testament, KJV
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;
Joshua 13:16 Old Testament, KJV
And their coast was from Aroer, that is on the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain by Medeba;
Judges 11:13 Old Testament, KJV
And the king of the children of Ammon answered unto the messengers of Jephthah, Because Israel took away my land, when they came up out of Egypt, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and unto Jordan: now therefore restore those lands again peaceably.
Judges 11:18 Old Testament, KJV
Then they went along through the wilderness, and compassed the land of Edom, and the land of Moab, and came by the east side of the land of Moab, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, but came not within the border of Moab: for Arnon was the border of Moab.
Judges 11:22 Old Testament, KJV
And they possessed all the coasts of the Amorites, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and from the wilderness even unto Jordan.
Judges 11:26 Old Testament, KJV
While Israel dwelt in Heshbon and her towns, and in Aroer and her towns, and in all the cities that be along by the coasts of Arnon, three hundred years? why therefore did ye not recover them within that time?
2 Kings 10:33 Old Testament, KJV
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.
Isaiah 16:2 Old Testament, KJV
For it shall be, that, as a wandering bird cast out of the nest, so the daughters of Moab shall be at the fords of Arnon.
Jeremiah 48:20 Old Testament, KJV
Moab is confounded; for it is broken down: howl and cry; tell ye it in Arnon, that Moab is spoiled,

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H769, grouped by book.

Numbers 6 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 6 usages, Old Testament
Joshua 4 usages, Old Testament
Judges 4 usages, Old Testament
2 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H769 FAQ

What does arnon (אַרְנוֹן) mean?

Arnon (Strong's H769) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Arnon". Arnown (ar-nohn') (or uArnon {ar-nohn'}) n/l. 1. a brawling stream 2. the Arnon, a river east of the Jordan, also its territory

How many times is arnon (אַרְנוֹן) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 23 linked usages for Strong's H769 across 7 books.

Where can I study arnon (אַרְנוֹן) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H769 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate arnon (אַרְנוֹן)?

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