02809

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02809 חֶשְׁבּוֹן‎ Cheshbown [khesh-bone’] the same as 02808; n pr loc; [BDB-363b] [{See TWOT on 767 @@ "767b" }] AV-Heshbon 38; 38

Heshbon= "stronghold"
1) the capital city of Sihon, king of the Amorites, located on the western border of the high plain and on the border line between the tribes of Reuben and Gad