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אֲרַוְנָה H728
H728 is the Hebrew word אֲרַוְנָה, transliterated ʼĂravnâh and said ar-av-naw'. The King James Version most often renders it araunah.
What it means
Aravnah (or Arnijah or Ornah), a Jebusite.
Where it comes from
or (by transposition) אוֹרְנָה; or אַרְנִיָּהlemma אַנִיָּה missing resh, corrected to אַרְנִיָּה; all by orthographical variation for H771 (אׇרְנָן).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 9 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: Araunah.
Verses using אֲרַוְנָה
All 7 verses, quoted in full.
2 Samuel 24:16 · KJV
And when the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy it, the LORD repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed the people, It is enough: stay now thine hand. And the angel of the LORD was by the threshingplace of Araunah the Jebusite.
2 Samuel 24:18 · KJV
And Gad came that day to David, and said unto him, Go up, rear an altar unto the LORD in the threshingfloor of Araunah the Jebusite.
2 Samuel 24:20 · KJV
And Araunah looked, and saw the king and his servants coming on toward him: and Araunah went out, and bowed himself before the king on his face upon the ground.
2 Samuel 24:21 · KJV
And Araunah said, Wherefore is my lord the king come to his servant? And David said, To buy the threshingfloor of thee, to build an altar unto the LORD, that the plague may be stayed from the people.
2 Samuel 24:22 · KJV
And Araunah said unto David, Let my lord the king take and offer up what seemeth good unto him: behold, here be oxen for burnt sacrifice, and threshing instruments and other instruments of the oxen for wood.
2 Samuel 24:23 · KJV
All these things did Araunah, as a king, give unto the king. And Araunah said unto the king, The LORD thy God accept thee.
2 Samuel 24:24 · KJV
And the king said unto Araunah, Nay; but I will surely buy it of thee at a price: neither will I offer burnt offerings unto the LORD my God of that which doth cost me nothing. So David bought the threshingfloor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.
Common questions
What does Strong's H728 mean?
H728 is the Hebrew word אֲרַוְנָה (ʼĂravnâh), meaning Aravnah (or Arnijah or Ornah), a Jebusite.
How is H728 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it araunah (7 times), toward him and araunah (1 time), things did araunah (1 time).
How many times does H728 appear in the Bible?
אֲרַוְנָה (ʼĂravnâh) is tagged in 7 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H728 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: or (by transposition) אוֹרְנָה; or אַרְנִיָּהlemma אַנִיָּה missing resh, corrected to אַרְנִיָּה; all by orthographical variation for H771 (אׇרְנָן).
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