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H860 אָתוֹן (ʼâthôwn) aw-thone'

Hebrew
Noun (Feminine, Hebrew)
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Quick Definition

she-ass

Strong's Definition

a female donkey (from its docility)

Derivation: probably from the same as H386 (אֵיתָן) (in the sense of patience);

KJV Usage: (she) ass.

TWOT Reference: 190a

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) she-ass, she-donkey

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

אָתוֹן (a.ton) — she-ass. she-ass, she-donkey

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

noun f

Domestic Animals

female donkey = large, strong, female donkey ► used for riding

GEN 12:16 · GEN 32:16 · GEN 45:23 · GEN 49:11 · NUM 22:21 · NUM 22:22 · NUM 22:23 · NUM 22:23 · NUM 22:23 · NUM 22:25 · NUM 22:27 · NUM 22:27 · NUM 22:28 · NUM 22:29 · NUM 22:30 · NUM 22:30 · NUM 22:32 · NUM 22:33 · JDG 5:10 · 1SA 9:3 · 1SA 9:3 · 1SA 9:5 · 1SA 9:20 · 1SA 10:2 · 1SA 10:2 · 1SA 10:14 · 1SA 10:16 · 2KI 4:22 · 2KI 4:24 · 1CH 27:30 · JOB 1:3 · JOB 1:14 · JOB 42:12 · ZEC 9:9

Reinier de Blois

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

אָתוֹן n.f. she-ass base

Bible Occurrences (28)

9:9

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