H2829 H2829
Cheshmon, a town in southern Judah of unknown location
Cheshmon was a town in the Negev region allotted to Judah (Josh 15:27). It appears in a list of settlements in the extreme south near the Edomite border. The site has not been identified archaeologically. The name occurs only once in Scripture, and ancient versions transliterate it with minor variations, offering no clues to its etymology or precise location.
Senses
1. sense 1 — This place name appears in Joshua 15:27 among twenty-nine cities in southern Judah. The conjunction 'and Cheshmon' shows it in a geographic catalog. Cross-language glosses transliterate the name: English 'Cheshmon,' Spanish 'Hesmón,' French 'Cheshmon,' and German 'Cheshmon.' The consistent transliteration across versions indicates uncertainty about the name's meaning or derivation. 1×
AR["وَ-حَشْمونُ"]·ben["এবং-হিশ্মোন"]·DE["und-Cheshmon"]·EN["and-Cheshmon"]·FR["et-Cheshmon"]·heb["ו-חשמון"]·HI["और-हेश्मोन"]·ID["dan-Hesmon"]·IT["e-Cheshmon"]·jav["lan-Hèsymon"]·KO["그리고-헤스몬"]·PT["e-Heshmon"]·RU["и-Хешмон"]·ES["y-Hesmón"]·SW["na-Heshmoni"]·TR["ve-Heşmon"]·urd["اور-حشمون"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† חֶשְׁמוֹן n.pr.loc. town in southern Judah, site unknown Jos 15:27.