1769. Dibon

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Dibon: Dibon

Original Word: נובֹידִּ
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Diybown
Pronunciation: dee-BONE
Phonetic Spelling: (dee-bome')
Definition: Dibon
Meaning: Dibon

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Dibon

Or (shortened) Diybon {dee-bone'}; from duwb; pining -- Dibon, the name of three places in Palestine -- Dibon. (Also, with Gad added, Dibon-gad.)

see HEBREW duwb

see HEBREW Gad

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
of uncertain derivation
Definition
a city in Moab, also a place in Judah
NASB Translation
Dibon (9), Dibon-gad* (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

דִּיבֹן, דִּיבוֺן proper name, of a location —

1 city in Moab (MI^{21; 28} דיבן, compare ib.¹ adjective, of a people הדיבני) — דִּיבֹן Numbers 21:30; Numbers 32:3,34 (built up or at by Gad) Isaiah 15:2; in territory of Gad, hence דִּיבֹן גָּד֑ Numbers 33:45,46 (compare on these verses & Numbers 32:34 MI^10f.); also דִּיבוֺן Joshua 13:9,17; Jeremiah 48:22; ישֶׁבֶת בַּת דִּיבוֺן Jeremiah 48:18; = דִּימוֺן Isaiah 15:9, see also מֵי דִימוֺן Isaiah 15:9 = Arnon, compare Che & Hpt^{ZA 1887, 268}; — modern Dîbân, north of Arnon, compare Seetzen^{:Reisen i. 409} Tristr^{Land of Moab 132 ff.} Bd^{Pal 193}.

2 דִּיבֹן Nehemiah 11:25 place in Judah, toward south = דִּימוֺנָה Joshua 15:22, compare Hpt^l.c.; conjectures by Kn Ke (compare Di) to be Tell ed Dheib (van de Velde^{Mem. 252}) called also Ehdeib (Rob^{BR ii. 102}).

דִּיג, דַּיָּג see below דגה.

דַּיָּה see below דאה.

דְּיוֺ see below דוה.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root word דִּיבוֹן (Dibon), which is of uncertain derivation.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for Dibon, as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew Bible and does not have a Greek equivalent in the Septuagint or New Testament texts.

Usage: Dibon is used in the Hebrew Bible as the name of a city located in the territory of Moab, east of the Jordan River. It is mentioned in various contexts, including territorial boundaries and historical narratives.

Context: Dibon is a significant city in the biblical narrative, primarily associated with the Moabites. It is first mentioned in the context of the Israelites' journey to the Promised Land. In Numbers 21:30, Dibon is referenced in the conquest of Sihon, king of the Amorites. The city later becomes part of the territory allotted to the tribe of Gad, as recorded in Numbers 32:3, 34. Dibon is also noted for its proximity to the Arnon River, serving as a landmark in the delineation of Moabite and Israelite territories.

The city gains further prominence in the prophetic literature, particularly in Isaiah 15:2 and Jeremiah 48:18, 22, where it is mentioned in the context of divine judgment against Moab. These passages highlight Dibon's importance as a center of Moabite culture and religion, as well as its vulnerability to invasion and destruction.

Archaeological evidence, including the famous Mesha Stele, corroborates the biblical account of Dibon's significance. The stele, discovered in the 19th century, records the victories of Mesha, king of Moab, and mentions Dibon as a key city in his kingdom.

Forms and Transliterations

בְּדִיבֹ֥ן בדיבן דִּיב֑וֹן דִּיב֣וֹן דִּיבֹ֖ן דִּיבֽוֹן׃ דִּיבוֹן֙ דיבון דיבון׃ דיבן וְדִיבֹ֛ן וְדִיבֹן֙ וּבְדִיבֹן֙ ובדיבן ודיבן מִדִּיבֹ֣ן מדיבן bə·ḏî·ḇōn bəḏîḇōn bediVon dî·ḇō·wn dî·ḇōn dîḇōn dîḇōwn diVon mid·dî·ḇōn middîḇōn middiVon ū·ḇə·ḏî·ḇōn ūḇəḏîḇōn uvediVon vediVon wə·ḏî·ḇōn wəḏîḇōn

Englishman's Concordance

Numbers 21:30
HEB: חֶשְׁבּ֖וֹן עַד־ דִּיב֑וֹן וַנַּשִּׁ֣ים עַד־
NAS: as far as Dibon, Then we have laid waste
KJV: is perished even unto Dibon, and we have laid them waste
INT: Heshbon far Dibon have laid even

Numbers 32:3
HEB: עֲטָר֤וֹת וְדִיבֹן֙ וְיַעְזֵ֣ר וְנִמְרָ֔ה
NAS: Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah,
KJV: Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer,
INT: Ataroth Dibon Jazer Nimrah

Numbers 32:34
HEB: גָ֔ד אֶת־ דִּיבֹ֖ן וְאֶת־ עֲטָרֹ֑ת
NAS: built Dibon and Ataroth
KJV: built Dibon, and Ataroth,
INT: the sons of Gad Dibon and Ataroth and Aroer

Numbers 33:45
HEB: מֵעִיִּ֑ים וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ בְּדִיבֹ֥ן גָּֽד׃
NAS: from Iyim and camped at Dibon-gad.
KJV: from Iim, and pitched in Dibongad.
INT: Iyim and camped Dibongad Gad

Numbers 33:46
HEB: וַיִּסְע֖וּ מִדִּיבֹ֣ן גָּ֑ד וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ
NAS: They journeyed from Dibon-gad and camped
KJV: And they removed from Dibongad, and encamped
INT: journeyed Dibongad Gad and camped

Joshua 13:9
HEB: מֵידְבָ֖א עַד־ דִּיבֽוֹן׃
NAS: of Medeba, as far as Dibon;
KJV: of Medeba unto Dibon;
INT: of Medeba far Dibon

Joshua 13:17
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּמִּישֹׁ֑ר דִּיבוֹן֙ וּבָמ֣וֹת בַּ֔עַל
NAS: are on the plain: Dibon and Bamoth-baal
KJV: that [are] in the plain; Dibon, and Bamothbaal,
INT: which the plain Dibon and Bamothbaal and Beth-baal-meon

Nehemiah 11:25
HEB: הָֽאַרְבַּע֙ וּבְנֹתֶ֔יהָ וּבְדִיבֹן֙ וּבְנֹתֶ֔יהָ וּבִֽיקַּבְצְאֵ֖ל
NAS: and its towns, in Dibon and its towns,
KJV: and [in] the villages thereof, and at Dibon, and [in] the villages
INT: Kiriath-arba towns Dibon towns Jekabzeel

Isaiah 15:2
HEB: עָלָ֨ה הַבַּ֧יִת וְדִיבֹ֛ן הַבָּמ֖וֹת לְבֶ֑כִי
NAS: up to the temple and [to] Dibon, [even] to the high places
KJV: to Bajith, and to Dibon, the high places,
INT: have gone to the temple and Dibon the high to weep

Jeremiah 48:18
HEB: יֹשֶׁ֖בֶת בַּת־ דִּיב֑וֹן כִּֽי־ שֹׁדֵ֤ד
NAS: dwelling in Dibon, For the destroyer
KJV: that dost inhabit Dibon, come down
INT: and sit daughter Dibon For the destroyer

Jeremiah 48:22
HEB: וְעַל־ דִּיב֣וֹן וְעַל־ נְב֔וֹ
NAS: against Dibon, Nebo
KJV: And upon Dibon, and upon Nebo,
INT: against Dibon against Nebo

11 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1769
11 Occurrences

bə·ḏî·ḇōn — 1 Occ.
dî·ḇō·wn — 6 Occ.
mid·dî·ḇōn — 1 Occ.
ū·ḇə·ḏî·ḇōn — 1 Occ.
wə·ḏî·ḇōn — 2 Occ.