ΒΑΣΑΝ, βασαν
BASAN, basan
Sounds Like: bah-SAN
Translations: Bashan
From the root: ΒΑΣΑΝ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: Βασάν (Basan) is a proper noun referring to a fertile region east of the Jordan River, known for its rich pastures and strong cattle. It was part of the territory allotted to the half-tribe of Manasseh. In the provided examples, 'ΒΑΣΑΝΙΤΙΔΟΣ' is the genitive form of 'Βασανῖτις', meaning 'of Bashan' or 'belonging to Bashan'.
Inflection: Does not inflect (as a proper noun in its base form, though it forms adjectives like 'Βασανῖτις' which do inflect)
Strong’s number: G0943 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Deuteronomy — 3:10, 3:11, 3:13, 3:14
- Joshua — 13:18
- 2 Esdras — 19:22
- Psalms — 67:23, 134:11, 135:20
- Isaiah — 2:13
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Numbers — 21:33, 32:33
- Deuteronomy — 1:4, 3:1, 3:3, 3:4, 3:10, 3:11, 3:13, 4:43, 4:47, 29:7, 33:22
- Joshua — 9:16, 12:5, 13:18, 13:30, 21:6
- 1 Kings — 4:13, 4:18
- 2 Kings — 10:33
- 1 Chronicles — 5:11, 5:12, 5:23, 6:62, 6:71, 7:2
- Nehemiah — 9:22
- Psalms — 67:23, 134:11, 135:20
- Isaiah — 2:13
- Jeremiah — 22:20
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΒΑΣΑΝ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΒΑΣΑ — Bashan
- ΒΑΣΑΝΕΙ — Bashan
- ΒΑΣΑΝΕΙΤΙΔΙ — Bashan, Bashanitis
- ΒΑΣΑΝΕΙΤΙΝ — Bashanite, of Bashan, the Bashanite (region)
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