Lexical Definition

‎דִּיבוֹן‎ Dîybôwn (dee-bome') Dibon ^N:N--L
or (shortened) דִּיבֹן Dîybôn (dee-bone'); from ‎דּוּב‎; pining

Dibon. (Also, with ‎גָּד‎ added, Dibon-gad.)

• § Dibon = "wasting"
• Dibon, the name of three places in Palestine

1) a town in Moab on the east side of the Jordan which was taken over by the Israelites and rebuilt by the children of Gad
2) a place in south Judah reinhabited by the men of Judah after the return from captivity

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Also see: דִּימוֹן | דִּימוֹנָה

‎דִּיבֹן‎, ‎דִּיבוֺן‎ proper name, of a location —

1. city in Moab (MI^{21; 28} ‎דיבן‎, compare ib.¹ adjective, of a people ‎הדיבני‎) — ‎דִּיבֹן‎ Num 21:30; Num 32:3; Num 32:34 (built up or at by Gad) Isa 15:2 in territory of Gad, hence ‎דִּיבֹן גָּד֑‎ Num 33:45; Num 33:46 (compare on these verses & Num 32:34 MI^{10 f.}); also ‎דִּיבוֺן‎ Josh 13:9; Josh 13:17; Jer 48:22 ‎ישֶׁבֶת בַּת דִּיבוֺן‎ Jer 48:18 = ‎דִּימוֺן‎ Isa 15:9, see also ‎מֵי דִימוֺן‎ vIsa 15:9 = Arnon, compare Che & Hpt^{ZA 1887, 268}; — modern Dîbân, north of Arnon, compare Seetzen^{:Reisen i. 409} Tristr^{Land of Moab 132 ff.} Bd^{Pal 193}.

2. ‎דִּיבֹן‎ Neh 11:25 place in Judah, toward south = ‎דִּימוֺנָה‎ Josh 15:22, compare Hpt^l.c.; conjectures by Kn Ke (compare Di) to be Tell ed Dheib (van de Velde^{Mem. 252}) called also Ehdeib (Rob^{BR ii. 102}).

‎דִּיג‎, ‎דַּיָּג‎ see below ‎דגה‎.‎דַּיָּה‎ see below ‎דאה‎. ‎דְּיוֺ‎ see below ‎דוה‎.

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Dibon_1 • Moabite city, allotted to Gad, later possessed by Moab.

Dibon, also known as Dibon-gad, was a Moabite city allotted to the tribe of Gad, later repossessed by Moab.

• A location first mentioned at Num.21.30;
• referred to as Dibon דִּיבוֹן, or Dibon דִּימוֹן, or Dibon/-gad (NIV= Dibon Gad) דִּיבוֹן גָּד.
  

Dibon, also called Dibon-gad, was a city located in the region of Moab, north of the Arnon River. It was originally inhabited by the Moabites (Numbers 21:30) but was later conquered by the Israelites and allotted to the tribe of Gad (Numbers 32:3, 34; Joshua 13:9, 17). The Gadites rebuilt and fortified the city (Numbers 32:34). However, Dibon was later repossessed by the Moabites (Isaiah 15:2; Jeremiah 48:18, 22). The city is mentioned in the famous Mesha Stele (Moabite Stone), which records the victories of King Mesha of Moab against Israel. Dibon is also associated with the "waters of Dimon" in Isaiah 15:9, possibly referring to a nearby river or stream. The city was one of the stopping points during the Israelites' wilderness wanderings (Numbers 33:45-46).

All entries for Dibon or Dibon-gad: דִּיבוֹן ☩ דִּימוֹן ☩ דִּיבוֹן