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Joshua 12:2 - Arnon

Joshua 12:2 - Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon, and ruled from Aroer, which is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and from the middle of the river, and from half Gilead, even unto the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon;

Verse	Strongs No.	Hebrew	Strongs Definition
Sihon	H5511	סִיחוֹן	[Proper Name Masculine] tempestuous; {Sichon} an Amoritish king
king	H4428	מֶלֶךְ	[Noun Masculine] a king
of the Amorites	H567	אֱמֹרִי	[Noun Masculine] thus a mountaineer; an {Emorite} one of the Canaanitish tribes
who dwelt	H3427	יָשַׁב	[Verb] properly to sit down (specifically as {judge} in {ambush} in quiet); by implication to {dwell} to remain; causatively to {settle} to marry
in Heshbon	H2809	חֶשְׁבּוֹן	[Proper Name Location] {Cheshbon} a place East of the Jordan
and ruled	H4910	מָשַׁל	[Verb] to rule
from Aroer	H4480	מִן	[Preposition] properly a part of; hence ({prepositionally}) from or out of in many senses
which	H834	אֲשֶׁר	{who} which: {what} that; also (as adverb and conjunction) {when} where: {how} because: in order {that} etc.
is upon	H5921	עַל	[Preposition] {above} over: {upon} or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
the bank	H8193	שָׂפָה	[Noun Feminine] Probably from H5595 or H8192 through the idea of termination (compare H5490); the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication language; by analogy a margin (of a {vessel} {water} {cloth} etc.)
of the river	H5158	נַחַל	[Noun Masculine] a {stream} especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)
Arnon	H769	אַרְנוֹן	[Proper Name Location] a brawling stream; the {Arnon} a river east of the Jordan; also its territory
and from the middle	H8432	תָּוֶךְ	[Noun Masculine] a {bisection} that {is} (by implication) the centre
of the river	H5158	נַחַל	[Noun Masculine] a {stream} especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)
and from half	H2677	חֵצִי	[Noun Masculine] the half or middle
Gilead	H1568	גִּלְעָד	[Noun] {Gilad} a region East of the Jordan; also the name of three Israelites
even unto	H5704	עַד	[Preposition] especially with a preposition); as far (or {long} or much) {as} whether of space (even unto) or time ({during } while: until) or degree (equally with)
the river	H5158	נַחַל	[Noun Masculine] a {stream} especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)
Jabbok	H2999	יַבֹּק	[Proper Name Location] pouring forth; {Jabbok} a river East of the Jordan
which	H834	אֲשֶׁר	{who} which: {what} that; also (as adverb and conjunction) {when} where: {how} because: in order {that} etc.
is the border	H1366	גְּבוּל	[Noun Masculine] properly a cord (as {twisted }) that {is} (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed
of the children	H1121	בֵּן	[Noun Masculine] a son (as a builder of the family {name}) in the widest sense (of literal and figurative {relationship} including {grandson} subject: {nation} quality or {condition} {etc.} (like {H1 } {H251 } etc.)
of Ammon	H5983	עַמּוֹן	[Proper Name Masculine] {tribal} that {is} inbred; {Ammon} a son of Lot; also his posterity and their country

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.