Strong's Lexicon

H860

H860 — אָתוֹן

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewathownnoun femOccurrences: 34TWOT: 190a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H860
Word:	אָתוֹן
Part of Speech:	noun fem
Etymology:	probably from the same as H386 (in the sense of patience)
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	34
Transliteration:	athown
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	aw-thone'
Meaning:	1. a female donkey (from its docility)
KJV Renderings:	(she) ass.

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BDB863

אָתוֺן noun feminine^{Gen 45:23} she-ass (Arabic [untranscribed source text 477], Aramaic אַתָּנָא, [untranscribed source text 478], Assyrian atânu ) — אָתוֺן Num 22:23 + 10 t.; אֲתֹנְךָ Num 22:30; Num 22:32 אֲתֹנוֺ Gen 49:11 + 2 t.; plural absolute אֲתֹנֹת Gen 12:16 + 2 t.; אֲתֹנוֺת Judg 5:10 + 12 t.; אֲתוֺנוֺת Job 1:3; Job 42:12 — she-ass, as dam Gen 49:11; Zech 9:9 as property (constituting wealth) Gen 12:16; Gen 32:16; Job 1:3; Job 1:14; Job 42:12 compare 1Chr 27:30 so of the asses of Kish 8 t. 1Sam 9:3 (twice in verse); 1Sam 9:5; 1Sam 9:20; 1Sam 10:2 (twice in verse); 1Sam 10:14 ; 1Sam 10:16 as beasts of burden Gen 45:23 for riding Judg 5:10; Num 22:21; Num 22:22; 2Kgs 4:22; 2Kgs 4:24 of Balaam's ass 14 t. Num 22:21; Num 22:22; Num 22:23 (3 t. in verse); Num 22:25; Num 22:27 (twice in verse); Num 22:28; Num 22:29; Num 22:30 (twice in verse); Num 22:32 ; Num 22:33 .

אַתֵּן, אַתֵּנָה see below אנת.

אֶתְנָה see תנה .

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

אתון (ah-thohn’)

Genesis 12:16

KJV: And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and she asses, and camels.

EHCC: and she asses, and camels,

Numbers 22:21

KJV: And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass, and went with the princes of Moab.

EHCC: and saddled Ais ase,

Judges 5:10

KJV: Speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgment, and walk by the way.Speak: or, Meditate

EHCC: that ride on white asses,