Word Study · Strong's H860 · Hebrew
אָתוֹן
athon
aw-thone'
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʼâthôwn
“a female donkey (from its docility)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a female donkey (from its docility)
Rendered in the KJV as
(she) ass.
- 34occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 8 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 27inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 34 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 27
- אֲתֹנ֑וֹ2
- הָֽאָתוֹן֙2
- הָאָת֜וֹן2
- הָֽאָת֔וֹן2
- הָאֲתֹנ֔וֹת2
- הָ֣אֲתֹנ֔וֹת2
- הָאֲתֹנ֑וֹת2
- אֲתוֹנ֔וֹת1
- אֲתוֹנֽוֹת׃1
- אֲתֹנ֔וֹ1
- אֲתֹנ֨וֹת1
- אֲתֹנֽוֹת׃1
and 15 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 11
- the donkey10
- the she-asses8
- female donkeys6
- donkey his3
- and female donkeys1
- and the female donkeys1
- and to the she-asses1
- donkey your1
- female donkey your1
- the donkeys1
- to the donkey1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 9
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular10
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine plural9
- noun · feminine plural6
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular3
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural1
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + noun · feminine plural1
- conjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine plural1
- preposition with the article + noun · feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HTd/Ncfsa · 10
- HTd/Ncfpa · 9
- HNcfpa · 6
- HNcfsc/Sp3ms · 3
- HNcfsc/Sp2ms · 2
- HC/Ncfpa · 1
- HC/Rd/Ncfpa · 1
- HC/Td/Ncfpa · 1
- HRd/Ncfsa · 1
All 34, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Numbers carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Genesis4 occurrences
- Genesis 12:16וַאֲתֹנֹ֖תvaatonotconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine pluralHe treated Abram well on her account, and Abram acquired sheep and cattle, male and female donkeys, menservants and maidservants, and camels.here: and female donkeys
- Genesis 32:15אֲתֹנֹ֣תʾatonotnoun · feminine plural30 milk camels with their young, 40 cows, 10 bulls, 20 female donkeys, and 10 male donkeys.here: female donkeys
- Genesis 45:23אֲתֹנֹ֡תʾatonotnoun · feminine pluralAnd he sent to his father the following: ten donkeys loaded with the best of Egypt, and ten female donkeys loaded with grain and bread and provisions for his father’s journey.here: female donkeys
- Genesis 49:11אֲתֹנ֑וֹʾatononoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularHe ties his donkey to the vine, his colt to the choicest branch. He washes his garments in wine, his robes in the blood of grapes.here: donkey his
Numbers14 occurrences
- Numbers 22:21אֲתֹנ֑וֹʾatononoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularSo in the morning Balaam got up, saddled his donkey, and went with the princes of Moab.here: donkey his
- Numbers 22:22אֲתֹנ֔וֹʾatononoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularThen God’s anger was kindled because Balaam was going along, and the angel of the LORD stood in the road to oppose him. Balaam was riding his donkey, and his two servants were with him.here: donkey his
- Numbers 22:23הָאָתוֹן֩haatonthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularWhen the donkey saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road with a drawn sword in his hand, she turned off the path and went into a field. So Balaam beat her to return her to the path.here: the donkey
- Numbers 22:23הָֽאָתוֹן֙haatonthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularWhen the donkey saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road with a drawn sword in his hand, she turned off the path and went into a field. So Balaam beat her to return her to the path.here: the donkey
- Numbers 22:23הָ֣אָת֔וֹןhaatonthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularWhen the donkey saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road with a drawn sword in his hand, she turned off the path and went into a field. So Balaam beat her to return her to the path.here: the donkey
- Numbers 22:25הָאָת֜וֹןhaatonthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularAnd the donkey saw the angel of the LORD and pressed herself against the wall, crushing Balaam’s foot against it. So he beat her once again.here: the donkey
- Numbers 22:27הָֽאָתוֹן֙haatonthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularWhen the donkey saw the angel of the LORD, she lay down under Balaam, and he became furious and beat her with his staff.here: the donkey
- Numbers 22:27הָאָת֖וֹןhaatonthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularWhen the donkey saw the angel of the LORD, she lay down under Balaam, and he became furious and beat her with his staff.here: the donkey
- Numbers 22:28הָאָת֑וֹןhaatonthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularThen the LORD opened the donkey’s mouth, and she said to Balaam, “What have I done to you that you have beaten me these three times?”here: the donkey
- Numbers 22:29לָֽאָת֔וֹןlaatonpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singularBalaam answered the donkey, “You have made a fool of me! If I had a sword in my hand, I would kill you right now!”here: to the donkey
- Numbers 22:30הָאָת֜וֹןhaatonthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularBut the donkey said to Balaam, “Am I not the donkey you have ridden all your life until today? Have I ever treated you this way before?” “No,” he replied.here: the donkey
- Numbers 22:30אֲתֹֽנְךָ֜ʾatonekhanoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularBut the donkey said to Balaam, “Am I not the donkey you have ridden all your life until today? Have I ever treated you this way before?” “No,” he replied.here: donkey your
- Numbers 22:32אֲתֹ֣נְךָ֔ʾatonekhanoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularThe angel of the LORD asked him, “Why have you beaten your donkey these three times? Behold, I have come out to oppose you, because your way is perverse before me.here: female donkey your
- Numbers 22:33הָֽאָת֔וֹןhaatonthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularThe donkey saw me and turned away from me these three times. If she had not turned away, then by now I would surely have killed you and let her live.”here: the donkey
Judges1 occurrence
1 Samuel8 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 9:3הָאֲתֹנ֔וֹתhaatonotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralOne day the donkeys of Saul’s father Kish wandered off, and Kish said to his son Saul, “Take one of the servants and go look for the donkeys.”here: the she-asses
- 1 Samuel 9:3הָאֲתֹנֹֽת׃haatonotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralOne day the donkeys of Saul’s father Kish wandered off, and Kish said to his son Saul, “Take one of the servants and go look for the donkeys.”here: the she-asses
- 1 Samuel 9:5הָאֲתֹנ֖וֹתhaatonotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralWhen they reached the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant, “Come, let us go back, or my father will stop worrying about the donkeys and start worrying about us.”here: the she-asses
- 1 Samuel 9:20וְלָאֲתֹנ֞וֹתvelaatonotconjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + noun · feminine pluralAs for the donkeys you lost three days ago, do not worry about them, for they have been found. And upon whom is all the desire of Israel, if not upon you and all your father’s house?”here: and to the she-asses
- 1 Samuel 10:2הָאֲתֹנוֹת֙haatonotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralWhen you leave me today, you will find two men at Rachel’s tomb in Zelzah on the border of Benjamin. They will say to you, ‘The donkeys you seek have been found, and now your father has stopped worrying about the donkeys and started worrying about you, asking, “What should I do about my son?”’here: the she-asses
- 1 Samuel 10:2הָאֲתֹנ֔וֹתhaatonotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralWhen you leave me today, you will find two men at Rachel’s tomb in Zelzah on the border of Benjamin. They will say to you, ‘The donkeys you seek have been found, and now your father has stopped worrying about the donkeys and started worrying about you, asking, “What should I do about my son?”’here: the she-asses
- 1 Samuel 10:14הָ֣אֲתֹנ֔וֹתhaatonotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralNow Saul’s uncle asked him and his servant, “Where did you go?” “To look for the donkeys,” Saul replied. “When we saw they were not to be found, we went to Samuel.”here: the she-asses
- 1 Samuel 10:16הָאֲתֹנ֑וֹתhaatonotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralAnd Saul replied, “He assured us that the donkeys had been found.” But Saul did not tell his uncle what Samuel had said about the kingship.here: the she-asses
2 Kings2 occurrences
- 2 Kings 4:22הָאֲתֹנ֑וֹתhaatonotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralAnd the woman called her husband and said, “Please send me one of the servants and one of the donkeys, that I may go quickly to the man of God and return.”here: the donkeys
- 2 Kings 4:24הָֽאָת֔וֹןhaatonthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularThen she saddled the donkey and told her servant, “Drive onward; do not slow the pace for me unless I tell you.”here: the donkey
1 Chronicles1 occurrence
Job3 occurrences
- Job 1:3אֲתוֹנ֔וֹתʾatonotnoun · feminine pluraland he owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, 500 female donkeys, and a very large number of servants. Job was the greatest man of all the people of the East.here: female donkeys
- Job 1:14וְהָאֲתֹנ֖וֹתvehaatonotconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine plurala messenger came and reported to Job: “While the oxen were plowing and the donkeys were grazing nearby,here: and the female donkeys
- Job 42:12אֲתוֹנֽוֹת׃ʾatonotnoun · feminine pluralSo the LORD blessed Job’s latter days more than his first. He owned 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.here: female donkeys