6111. Atsmon
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Atsmon: Atsmon

Original Word: עַצְמוֹן
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: `Atsmown
Pronunciation: ats-MONE
Phonetic Spelling: (ats-mone')
Definition: Atsmon
Meaning: Atsmon

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Azmon

Or iatsmon {ats-mone'}; from Etsem; bone-like; Atsmon, a place near Palestine -- Azmon.

see HEBREW Etsem

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from atsom
Definition
a place on the S. border of Canaan
NASB Translation
Azmon (3).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
עַצְמֹוֺן proper name, of a location Ασε(λ)μωνα on extreme southern border of Canaan, Numbers 34:5, with ה locative עַצְמֹ֫נָה Numbers 34:4, עַצְמ֫וֺנָה Joshua 15:4.

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root עֶצֶם (etsem), meaning "bone" or "strength."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for Atsmon, as it is a specific Hebrew proper noun referring to a geographical location unique to the Old Testament context.

Usage: Atsmon is used in the context of a geographical location, specifically a place on the southern border of the land allotted to the tribe of Judah.

Context: • Atsmon is mentioned in the context of the territorial boundaries of the tribe of Judah. It is identified as a landmark on the southern border of Judah's inheritance. The location is described in the book of Numbers and the book of Joshua, where it is listed among other boundary markers.
• In Numbers 34:4-5 (BSB), the boundary description includes Atsmon: "Then your border will turn from the Negev to the Ascent of Akrabbim, continue to Zin, and end at Kadesh-barnea. Then it will go to Hazar-addar and over to Azmon."
• In Joshua 15:4 (BSB), the boundary is reiterated: "It then proceeded to Azmon, joined the Brook of Egypt, and ended at the Sea. This was their southern border."
• The location of Atsmon is not precisely known today, but it is understood to be in the southern region of ancient Judah, near the Negev desert.

Forms and Transliterations
מֵעַצְמ֖וֹן מעצמון עַצְמ֗וֹנָה עַצְמֹֽנָה׃ עצמונה עצמנה׃ ‘aṣ·mō·nāh ‘aṣ·mō·w·nāh ‘aṣmōnāh ‘aṣmōwnāh atzMonah mê‘aṣmōwn mê·‘aṣ·mō·wn meatzMon
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Englishman's Concordance
Numbers 34:4
HEB: אַדָּ֖ר וְעָבַ֥ר עַצְמֹֽנָה׃
NAS: Hazaraddar and continue to Azmon.
KJV: to Hazaraddar, and pass on to Azmon:
INT: Hazaraddar and continue to Azmon

Numbers 34:5
HEB: וְנָסַ֧ב הַגְּב֛וּל מֵעַצְמ֖וֹן נַ֣חְלָה מִצְרָ֑יִם
NAS: shall turn [direction] from Azmon to the brook
KJV: shall fetch a compass from Azmon unto the river
INT: shall turn the border Azmon to the brook of Egypt

Joshua 15:4
HEB: וְעָבַ֣ר עַצְמ֗וֹנָה וְיָצָא֙ נַ֣חַל
NAS: It continued to Azmon and proceeded
KJV: [From thence] it passed toward Azmon, and went out
INT: continued to Azmon and proceeded to the brook

3 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 6111
3 Occurrences


‘aṣ·mō·nāh — 2 Occ.
mê·‘aṣ·mō·wn — 1 Occ.















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