Lexicon
אַרְנוֹן
ar.non
H0769
N:N--L Hebrew

Arnon

25
Occurrences
7
Books
Hebrew
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ar.non is the name of a torrent or valley repeatedly used to mark territorial boundaries.

The term is a proper geographical name for a watercourse and its valley or gorge, especially when locating settlements, routes, and territorial limits. The supplied verses repeatedly place it at the boundary of Moab, Amorite-held land, and Israelite territory.

Senses in use

  1. Named torrent, valley, or territorial boundary · dominant

    The noun proper form identifies a geographical feature used to define extents and borders. In Numbers 21:13 the APB renders it as a boundary between Moab and the Amorites; in Deuteronomy 3:16, Joshua 12:2, and Judges 11:18, the clause places it alongside other territorial limits or explicitly calls it Moab's border.

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB presents the name with geographical descriptors such as “Arnon torrent,” “Arnon valley,” “Arnon Gorge,” and “wadis of the Arnon.” These varying descriptions occur in whole-verse translation renderings of the Hebrew token.

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