Study it in the app“and all the cities of the plateau, and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorite, who reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses struck, him and the chiefs of Midian: Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba, the princes of Sihon, who lived in the land.”
and allוְכֹלthe citiesעָרֵיof the plateau,הַמִּישֹׁרand allוְכָלthe kingdomמַמְלְכוּתof Sihonסִיחוֹןkingמֶלֶךְof the Amorite,הָאֱמֹרִיwhoאֲשֶׁרreignedמָלַךְin Heshbon,בְּחֶשְׁבּוֹןwhomאֲשֶׁרMosesמֹשֶׁהstruck,הִכָּהhimאֹתוֹandוְthe chiefsנְשִׂיאֵיof Midian:מִדְיָןEvi,אֶת אֱוִיRekem,וְאֶת רֶקֶםZur,וְאֶת צוּרHur,וְאֶת חוּרand Reba,וְאֶת רֶבַעthe princesנְסִיכֵיof Sihon,סִיחוֹןwho livedיֹשְׁבֵיin the land.הָאָרֶץ
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “are” appearsplain
Ground without hills.
Where else “mishor” appearskingdom
Kingdom: the territory and the rule of a king.
Where else “mamlchut” appearsSihon
Sihon, king of the Amorites who reigned in Heshbon. The name means "stormy."
Where else “sichon” appearsking
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appearsAmorite
Amorite: one of the main peoples of Canaan before Israel.
Where else “emori” appearsreign
To be king of a people, or to begin ruling it as king.
Where else “malach” appearsHeshbon
Heshbon, a city east of the Jordan, the capital of King Sihon.
Where else “cheshbon” appearsMoses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appearsdefeat
To attack and beat in battle.
Where else “hika” appearschief
Literally "one lifted up": the leader of a tribe or clan.
Where else “nesie” appearsMidian
See it on the mapWhere else “midyan” appearsEvi
Evi, one of the five kings of Midian killed by Israel. The name means "desire."
Where else “evi” appearsRekem
Rekem, one of the five kings of Midian killed by Israel; also an Israelite and a place.
Where else “rekem” appearsZur
Zur, a Midianite chief, father of Cozbi; also an Israelite. The name means "rock."
Where else “tsur” appearsHur
Hur, a name borne by several men, among them the man of the tribe of Judah who, with Aaron, held up the hands of Moses (Exodus 17:12), and a king of Midian (Numbers 31:8).
Where else “chur” appearsReba
Reba, one of the five kings of Midian killed by Israel.
Where else “reva” appearsprince
A man of high rank who commands a people or a region, under a king.
Where else “nesiche” appearsdwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yoshve” appearsland
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appearsMidian ?
Today: northwest Saudi Arabia, southern Jordan; debated
A region east of the Gulf of Aqaba, in what is now northwest Saudi Arabia; its borders are not certain.
Moses fled to Midian, married there and tended sheep (Exod 2:15-21). Centuries later the Midianites oppressed Israel until Gideon defeated them (Judg 6:1; 7:21).
20and Beth-peor, the slopes of Pisgah, and Beth-jeshimoth;
21 · This verse (above)
22And Balaam son of Beor, the diviner, the sons of Israel killed with the sword, in addition to their slain.
