860. athon
Berean Strong's Lexicon
athon: Donkey, specifically a female donkey

Original Word: אָתוֹן
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: athon
Pronunciation: ah-thone
Phonetic Spelling: (aw-thone')
Definition: Donkey, specifically a female donkey
Meaning: a female donkey

Word Origin: From an unused root meaning to be patient or slow

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G3688 (onos): The Greek equivalent for donkey, used in the New Testament, such as in the account of Jesus' entry into Jerusalem (Matthew 21:5).

Usage: The Hebrew word "athon" refers to a female donkey. In the ancient Near Eastern context, donkeys were valuable animals used for transportation, carrying loads, and agricultural work. The term "athon" is used in the Bible to denote the domesticated animal known for its endurance and patience.

Cultural and Historical Background: In biblical times, donkeys were essential to daily life and commerce. They were considered reliable and sturdy animals, capable of navigating difficult terrain. Donkeys were often used by common people and were a symbol of humility and service. In contrast to horses, which were associated with war and power, donkeys represented peace and humility. This cultural symbolism is evident in the biblical narrative, where donkeys are often associated with key figures and events.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
a female donkey
NASB Translation
donkey (16), donkey's (1), donkeys (12), female donkeys (5).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
אָתוֺן noun feminineGenesis 45:23 she-ass (Arabic , Aramaic אַתָּנָא, , Assyrian atânu) — אָתוֺן Numbers 22:23 10t.; אֲתֹנְךָ Numbers 22:30,32; אֲתֹנוֺ Genesis 49:11 2t.; plural absolute אֲתֹנֹת Genesis 12:16 2t.; אֲתֹנוֺת Judges 5:10 12t.; אֲתוֺנוֺת Job 1:3; Job 42:12; — she-ass, as dam Genesis 49:11; Zechariah 9:9; as property (constituting wealth) Genesis 12:16; Genesis 32:16; Job 1:3,14; Job 42:12 compare 1 Chronicles 27:30; so of the asses of Kish 8 t. 1 Samuel 9:3 (twice in verse); 1 Samuel 9:5,20; 1 Samuel 10:2 (twice in verse); 1 Samuel 10:14,16; as beasts of burden Genesis 45:23; for riding Judges 5:10; Numbers 22:21,22; 2 Kings 4:22,24; of Balaam's ass 14 t. Numbers 22:21,22,23 (3 t. in verse); Numbers 22:25,27 (twice in verse); Numbers 22:28,29,30 (twice in verse); Numbers 22:32,33.

אַתֵּן, אַתֵּנָה see below אנת.

אֶתְנָה see תנה.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
she ass

Probably from the same as 'eythan (in the sense of patience); a female donkey (from its docility) -- (she) ass.

see HEBREW 'eythan

Forms and Transliterations
אֲתֹ֣נְךָ֔ אֲתֹֽנְךָ֜ אֲתֹנ֑וֹ אֲתֹנ֔וֹ אֲתֹנ֨וֹת אֲתֹנֹ֡ת אֲתֹנֹ֣ת אֲתֹנֽוֹת׃ אֲתוֹנ֔וֹת אֲתוֹנֽוֹת׃ אתונות אתונות׃ אתנו אתנות אתנות׃ אתנך אתנת הָ֣אֲתֹנ֔וֹת הָ֣אָת֔וֹן הָֽאָת֔וֹן הָֽאָתוֹן֙ הָאֲתֹנ֑וֹת הָאֲתֹנ֔וֹת הָאֲתֹנ֖וֹת הָאֲתֹנֹֽת׃ הָאֲתֹנוֹת֙ הָאָת֑וֹן הָאָת֖וֹן הָאָת֜וֹן הָאָתוֹן֩ האתון האתנות האתנת׃ וְהָאֲתֹנ֖וֹת וְלָאֲתֹנ֞וֹת וַאֲתֹנֹ֖ת ואתנת והאתנות ולאתנות לָֽאָת֔וֹן לאתון ’ă·ṯō·nə·ḵā ’ă·ṯō·nō·wṯ ’ă·ṯō·nōṯ ’ă·ṯō·nōw ’ă·ṯō·w·nō·wṯ ’ăṯōnəḵā ’ăṯōnōṯ ’ăṯōnōw ’ăṯōnōwṯ ’ăṯōwnōwṯ atoneCha atoNo atoNot hā’ăṯōnōṯ hā’ăṯōnōwṯ hā’āṯōwn hā·’ă·ṯō·nō·wṯ hā·’ă·ṯō·nōṯ hā·’ā·ṯō·wn haatOn haatoNot lā’āṯōwn lā·’ā·ṯō·wn laaTon vaatoNot vehaatoNot velaatoNot wa’ăṯōnōṯ wa·’ă·ṯō·nōṯ wə·hā·’ă·ṯō·nō·wṯ wə·lā·’ă·ṯō·nō·wṯ wəhā’ăṯōnōwṯ wəlā’ăṯōnōwṯ
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Genesis 12:16
HEB: וַעֲבָדִים֙ וּשְׁפָחֹ֔ת וַאֲתֹנֹ֖ת וּגְמַלִּֽים׃
NAS: and female servants and female donkeys and camels.
KJV: and maidservants, and she asses, and camels.
INT: and male and female and female and camels

Genesis 32:15
HEB: וּפָרִ֣ים עֲשָׂרָ֔ה אֲתֹנֹ֣ת עֶשְׂרִ֔ים וַעְיָרִ֖ם
NAS: twenty female donkeys and ten
KJV: twenty she asses, and ten
INT: bulls and ten female twenty male

Genesis 45:23
HEB: מִצְרָ֑יִם וְעֶ֣שֶׂר אֲתֹנֹ֡ת נֹֽ֠שְׂאֹת בָּ֣ר
NAS: and ten female donkeys loaded
KJV: [manner]; ten asses laden
INT: of Egypt and ten female loaded grain

Genesis 49:11
HEB: וְלַשֹּׂרֵקָ֖ה בְּנִ֣י אֲתֹנ֑וֹ כִּבֵּ֤ס בַּיַּ֙יִן֙
NAS: to the vine, And his donkey's colt
KJV: unto the vine, and his ass's colt
INT: to the choice colt and his donkey's He washes wine

Numbers 22:21
HEB: וַֽיַּחֲבֹ֖שׁ אֶת־ אֲתֹנ֑וֹ וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ עִם־
NAS: and saddled his donkey and went
KJV: and saddled his ass, and went
INT: the morning and saddled his donkey and went with

Numbers 22:22
HEB: רֹכֵ֣ב עַל־ אֲתֹנ֔וֹ וּשְׁנֵ֥י נְעָרָ֖יו
NAS: against him. Now he was riding on his donkey and his two
KJV: against him. Now he was riding upon his ass, and his two
INT: was riding on his donkey and his two servants

Numbers 22:23
HEB: וַתֵּ֣רֶא הָאָתוֹן֩ אֶת־ מַלְאַ֨ךְ
NAS: When the donkey saw the angel
KJV: And the ass saw the angel
INT: saw the donkey the angel of the LORD

Numbers 22:23
HEB: בְּיָד֔וֹ וַתֵּ֤ט הָֽאָתוֹן֙ מִן־ הַדֶּ֔רֶךְ
NAS: in his hand, the donkey turned
KJV: in his hand: and the ass turned aside
INT: his hand turned the donkey from the way

Numbers 22:23
HEB: בִּלְעָם֙ אֶת־ הָ֣אָת֔וֹן לְהַטֹּתָ֖הּ הַדָּֽרֶךְ׃
NAS: struck the donkey to turn her back
KJV: smote the ass, to turn
INT: struck Balaam the donkey to turn the way

Numbers 22:25
HEB: וַתֵּ֨רֶא הָאָת֜וֹן אֶת־ מַלְאַ֣ךְ
NAS: When the donkey saw the angel
KJV: And when the ass saw the angel
INT: saw the donkey the angel of the LORD

Numbers 22:27
HEB: וַתֵּ֤רֶא הָֽאָתוֹן֙ אֶת־ מַלְאַ֣ךְ
NAS: When the donkey saw the angel
KJV: And when the ass saw the angel
INT: saw the donkey the angel of the LORD

Numbers 22:27
HEB: וַיַּ֥ךְ אֶת־ הָאָת֖וֹן בַּמַּקֵּֽל׃
NAS: and struck the donkey with his stick.
KJV: and he smote the ass with a staff.
INT: Balaam and struck the donkey his stick

Numbers 22:28
HEB: אֶת־ פִּ֣י הָאָת֑וֹן וַתֹּ֤אמֶר לְבִלְעָם֙
NAS: the mouth of the donkey, and she said
KJV: the mouth of the ass, and she said
INT: and the LORD the mouth of the donkey said to Balaam

Numbers 22:29
HEB: וַיֹּ֤אמֶר בִּלְעָם֙ לָֽאָת֔וֹן כִּ֥י הִתְעַלַּ֖לְתְּ
NAS: said to the donkey, Because
KJV: said unto the ass, Because thou hast mocked
INT: said Balaam to the donkey Because have made

Numbers 22:30
HEB: וַתֹּ֨אמֶר הָאָת֜וֹן אֶל־ בִּלְעָ֗ם
NAS: The donkey said to Balaam,
KJV: And the ass said unto Balaam,
INT: said the donkey to Balaam

Numbers 22:30
HEB: הֲלוֹא֩ אָנֹכִ֨י אֲתֹֽנְךָ֜ אֲשֶׁר־ רָכַ֣בְתָּ
NAS: to Balaam, Am I not your donkey on which
KJV: unto Balaam, [Am] not I thine ass, upon which thou hast ridden
INT: No not your donkey which have ridden

Numbers 22:32
HEB: הִכִּ֙יתָ֙ אֶת־ אֲתֹ֣נְךָ֔ זֶ֖ה שָׁל֣וֹשׁ
NAS: have you struck your donkey these
KJV: unto him, Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three
INT: have you struck your donkey these three

Numbers 22:33
HEB: וַתִּרְאַ֙נִי֙ הָֽאָת֔וֹן וַתֵּ֣ט לְפָנַ֔י
NAS: But the donkey saw me and turned
KJV: And the ass saw me, and turned
INT: saw the donkey and turned me

Judges 5:10
HEB: רֹכְבֵי֩ אֲתֹנ֨וֹת צְחֹר֜וֹת יֹשְׁבֵ֧י
NAS: on white donkeys, You who sit
KJV: on white asses, ye that sit
INT: ride donkeys white sit

1 Samuel 9:3
HEB: וַתֹּאבַ֙דְנָה֙ הָאֲתֹנ֔וֹת לְקִ֖ישׁ אֲבִ֣י
NAS: Now the donkeys of Kish, Saul's
KJV: And the asses of Kish Saul's
INT: were lost now the donkeys of Kish father

1 Samuel 9:3
HEB: בַּקֵּ֖שׁ אֶת־ הָאֲתֹנֹֽת׃
NAS: go search for the donkeys.
KJV: go seek the asses.
INT: go search the donkeys

1 Samuel 9:5
HEB: אָבִ֛י מִן־ הָאֲתֹנ֖וֹת וְדָ֥אַג לָֽנוּ׃
NAS: [to be concerned] about the donkeys and will become anxious
KJV: leave [caring] for the asses, and take thought
INT: my father about the donkeys and will become

1 Samuel 9:20
HEB: וְלָאֲתֹנ֞וֹת הָאֹבְד֣וֹת לְךָ֗
NAS: As for your donkeys which were lost
KJV: And as for thine asses that were lost
INT: your donkeys were lost days

1 Samuel 10:2
HEB: אֵלֶ֗יךָ נִמְצְא֤וּ הָאֲתֹנוֹת֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָלַ֣כְתָּ
NAS: and they will say to you, 'The donkeys which
KJV: and they will say unto thee, The asses which thou wentest
INT: about have been found the donkeys which went

1 Samuel 10:2
HEB: אֶת־ דִּבְרֵ֣י הָאֲתֹנ֔וֹת וְדָאַ֤ג לָכֶם֙
NAS: to be concerned about the donkeys and is anxious
KJV: the care of the asses, and sorroweth
INT: your father to be concerned the donkeys anxious saying

34 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 860
34 Occurrences


’ă·ṯō·nə·ḵā — 2 Occ.
’ă·ṯō·nōw — 3 Occ.
’ă·ṯō·nōṯ — 6 Occ.
hā·’ā·ṯō·wn — 10 Occ.
hā·’ă·ṯō·nō·wṯ — 9 Occ.
lā·’ā·ṯō·wn — 1 Occ.
wa·’ă·ṯō·nōṯ — 1 Occ.
wə·hā·’ă·ṯō·nō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
wə·lā·’ă·ṯō·nō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
















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