Dibon, the name of three places in Palestine: — Dibon

“Dibon” From Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

“Dibon-gad” From Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

[DIBON, 1.]

Concise Bible Dictionary:

1. City on the east of the Jordan in Moab, afterward possessed by Gad; but near the time of the captivity it was again seized by Moab (Josh. 13:9, 179From Aroer, that is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain of Medeba unto Dibon; (Joshua 13:9)
17Heshbon, and all her cities that are in the plain; Dibon, and Bamoth-baal, and Beth-baal-meon, (Joshua 13:17); Num. 21:3030We have shot at them; Heshbon is perished even unto Dibon, and we have laid them waste even unto Nophah, which reacheth unto Medeba. (Numbers 21:30); Num. 32:3, 343Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon, (Numbers 32:3)
34And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer, (Numbers 32:34); Isa. 15:22He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, the high places, to weep: Moab shall howl over Nebo, and over Medeba: on all their heads shall be baldness, and every beard cut off. (Isaiah 15:2); Jer. 48:18, 2218Thou daughter that dost inhabit Dibon, come down from thy glory, and sit in thirst; for the spoiler of Moab shall come upon thee, and he shall destroy thy strong holds. (Jeremiah 48:18)
22And upon Dibon, and upon Nebo, and upon Beth-diblathaim, (Jeremiah 48:22)). Also called DIBON-GAD in Numbers 33:45-4645And they departed from Iim, and pitched in Dibon-gad. 46And they removed from Dibon-gad, and encamped in Almon-diblathaim. (Numbers 33:45‑46). Identified with Dhiban, 31° 30' N, 35° 45' E.
2. City inhabited on the return from exile (Neh. 11:2525And for the villages, with their fields, some of the children of Judah dwelt at Kirjath-arba, and in the villages thereof, and at Dibon, and in the villages thereof, and at Jekabzeel, and in the villages thereof, (Nehemiah 11:25)): perhaps the same as DIMONAH. Not identified.

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:
1769 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)
Transliteration:
Diybown
Phonic:
dee-bome’
Meaning:
or (shortened) Diybon {dee-bone'}; from 1727; pining
KJV Usage:
Dibon, the name of three places in Palestine:--Dibon. (Also, with 1410 added, Dibon-gad.)

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

the waster: sufficient understanding (?)

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Secure rest; troop; wasting of Gad:―a halting place of the Israelites [DIBON], Num. 33:45. {Quies secura; turma}