Beon — the meaning of the Hebrew name בְּעֹן

בְּעֹן

Bᵉʻôn · pronounced beh-ohn' · Strong's H1194 · a place

Beon means Beön, a place East of the Jordan.

Built from

בֵּית בַּעַל מְעוֹן Bêyth Baʻal Mᵉʻôwn (a contraction of, H1010) — house of Baal of (the) habitation of (apparently by transposition) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

probably a contraction of H1010; Beön, a place East of the Jordan.

First appearance

Num 32:3 Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon, (KJV)

Every verse that names Beon

1 occurrence in 1 verse — Numbers

Num 32:3

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