Strong's H759 · Hebrew
אַרְמוֹן
ʼarmôwn · /ar-mone'/
Definition
a citadel (from its height)
KJV: castle, palace. Compare H2038 (הַרְמוֹן).
Root / derivation: from an unused root (meaning to be elevated);
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered אַרְמוֹן across 31 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
31 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Psalms3 verses
Proverbs1 verse
Isaiah4 verses
Behold the land of the Chaldeans; this people was not, till the Assyrian founded it for them that dwell in the wilderness: they set up the towers thereof, they raised up the palaces thereof; and he brought it to ruin.
Isaiah 25:2For thou hast made of a city an heap; of a defenced city a ruin: a palace of strangers to be no city; it shall never be built.
Isaiah 32:14Because the palaces shall be forsaken; the multitude of the city shall be left; the forts and towers shall be for dens for ever, a joy of wild asses, a pasture of flocks; forts: or, clifts and watchtowers
Isaiah 34:13And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and brambles in the fortresses thereof: and it shall be an habitation of dragons, and a court for owls. owls: or, ostriches: Heb. daughters of the owl
Jeremiah5 verses
Arise, and let us go by night, and let us destroy her palaces.
Jeremiah 9:21For death is come up into our windows, and is entered into our palaces, to cut off the children from without, and the young men from the streets.
Jeremiah 17:27But if ye will not hearken unto me to hallow the sabbath day, and not to bear a burden, even entering in at the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day; then will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched.
Jeremiah 30:18Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will bring again the captivity of Jacob's tents, and have mercy on his dwellingplaces; and the city shall be builded upon her own heap, and the palace shall remain after the manner thereof. heap: or, little hill
Jeremiah 49:27And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of Benhadad.
Lamentations2 verses
The Lord was as an enemy: he hath swallowed up Israel, he hath swallowed up all her palaces: he hath destroyed his strong holds, and hath increased in the daughter of Judah mourning and lamentation.
Lamentations 2:7The Lord hath cast off his altar, he hath abhorred his sanctuary, he hath given up into the hand of the enemy the walls of her palaces; they have made a noise in the house of the LORD, as in the day of a solemn feast. given up: Heb. shut up
Amos11 verses
But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, which shall devour the palaces of Benhadad.
Amos 1:7But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour the palaces thereof:
Amos 1:10But I will send a fire on the wall of Tyrus, which shall devour the palaces thereof.
Amos 1:12But I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.
Amos 1:14But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind:
Amos 2:2But I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kerioth: and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet:
Amos 2:5But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.
Amos 3:9Publish in the palaces at Ashdod, and in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say, Assemble yourselves upon the mountains of Samaria, and behold the great tumults in the midst thereof, and the oppressed in the midst thereof. oppressed: or, oppressions
Amos 3:10For they know not to do right, saith the LORD, who store up violence and robbery in their palaces. robbery: or, spoil
Amos 3:11Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; An adversary there shall be even round about the land; and he shall bring down thy strength from thee, and thy palaces shall be spoiled.
Amos 6:8The Lord GOD hath sworn by himself, saith the LORD the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein. that: Heb. the fulness thereof
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H759 (ʼarmôwn) mean?
a citadel (from its height)
How many times does H759 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H759 (אַרְמוֹן) appears in 31 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “palaces.”
How is ʼarmôwn translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H759 is rendered as “palaces” (27×), “palace” (4×), “castle” (1×).
Where does the Hebrew word אַרְמוֹן come from?
from an unused root (meaning to be elevated);