Strong's Hebrew Concordance

H860: אָתוֹן

ʼâthôwn · pronounced aw-thone' · “she-ass”

Definition

a female donkey (from its docility)

KJV translates it as: (she) ass.

Word origin: probably from the same as H386 (אֵיתָן) (in the sense of patience);

Extended definition

she-ass, she-donkey

Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).

How H860 is translated

  • donkey ×11
  • she-asses ×9
  • female donkeys ×8
  • his ×3
  • your ×2
  • donkeys ×1

Bible verses with H860 (ʼâthôwn)

ʼâthôwn appears in 28 verses; the first 25 are shown below.

  • Genesis 12:16

    And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and she asses, and camels.

  • Genesis 32:15

    Thirty milch camels with their colts, forty kine, and ten bulls, twenty she asses, and ten foals.

  • Genesis 45:23

    And to his father he sent after this manner; ten asses laden with the good things of Egypt, and ten she asses laden with corn and bread and meat for his father by the way.

  • Genesis 49:11

    Binding his foal unto the vine, and his ass’s colt unto the choice vine; he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes:

  • Numbers 22:21

    And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass, and went with the princes of Moab.

  • Numbers 22:22

    And God’s anger was kindled because he went: and the angel of the Lord stood in the way for an adversary against him. Now he was riding upon his ass, and his two servants were with him.

  • Numbers 22:23

    And the ass saw the angel of the Lord standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and the ass turned aside out of the way, and went into the field: and Balaam smote the ass, to turn her into the way.

  • Numbers 22:25

    And when the ass saw the angel of the Lord, she thrust herself unto the wall, and crushed Balaam’s foot against the wall: and he smote her again.

  • Numbers 22:27

    And when the ass saw the angel of the Lord, she fell down under Balaam: and Balaam’s anger was kindled, and he smote the ass with a staff.

  • Numbers 22:28

    And the Lord opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times?

  • Numbers 22:29

    And Balaam said unto the ass, Because thou hast mocked me: I would there were a sword in mine hand, for now would I kill thee.

  • Numbers 22:30

    And the ass said unto Balaam, Am not I thine ass, upon which thou hast ridden ever since I was thine unto this day? was I ever wont to do so unto thee? And he said, Nay.

  • Numbers 22:32

    And the angel of the Lord said unto him, Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? behold, I went out to withstand thee, because thy way is perverse before me:

  • Numbers 22:33

    And the ass saw me, and turned from me these three times: unless she had turned from me, surely now also I had slain thee, and saved her alive.

  • Judges 5:10

    Speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgment, and walk by the way.

  • 1 Samuel 9:3

    And the asses of Kish Saul’s father were lost. And Kish said to Saul his son, Take now one of the servants with thee, and arise, go seek the asses.

  • 1 Samuel 9:5

    And when they were come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant that was with him, Come, and let us return; lest my father leave caring for the asses, and take thought for us.

  • 1 Samuel 9:20

    And as for thine asses that were lost three days ago, set not thy mind on them; for they are found. And on whom is all the desire of Israel? Is it not on thee, and on all thy father’s house?

  • 1 Samuel 10:2

    When thou art departed from me to day, then thou shalt find two men by Rachel’s sepulchre in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say unto thee, The asses which thou wentest to seek are found: and, lo, thy father hath left the care of the asses, and sorroweth for you, saying, What shall I do for my son?

  • 1 Samuel 10:14

    And Saul’s uncle said unto him and to his servant, Whither went ye? And he said, To seek the asses: and when we saw that they were no where, we came to Samuel.

  • 1 Samuel 10:16

    And Saul said unto his uncle, He told us plainly that the asses were found. But of the matter of the kingdom, whereof Samuel spake, he told him not.

  • 2 Kings 4:22

    And she called unto her husband, and said, Send me, I pray thee, one of the young men, and one of the asses, that I may run to the man of God, and come again.

  • 2 Kings 4:24

    Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant, Drive, and go forward; slack not thy riding for me, except I bid thee.

  • 1 Chronicles 27:30

    Over the camels also was Obil the Ishmaelite: and over the asses was Jehdeiah the Meronothite:

  • Job 1:3

    His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.

All 28 references