# אָתוֹן (aton)

Israeli respelling: aton. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H860. 28 Old Testament occurrences.

a female donkey (from its docility)

King James renderings: (she) ass.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/aton-h860

## Occurrences

- [Genesis 12:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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 c…
- [Genesis 32:15](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/32/15) — Thirty milch camels with their colts, forty kine, and ten bulls, twenty she asses, and ten foals.
- [Genesis 45:23](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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…
- [Genesis 49:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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 gr…
- [Numbers 22:21](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/numbers/22/21) — And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass, and went with the princes of Moab.
- [Numbers 22:22](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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 upo…
- [Numbers 22:23](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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 we…
- [Numbers 22:25](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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…
- [Numbers 22:27](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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 s…
- [Numbers 22:32](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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, bec…
- [Numbers 22:33](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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 al…
- [Judges 5:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/5/10) — Speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgment, and walk by the way.
- [1 Samuel 9:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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 th…
- [1 Samuel 9:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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 cari…
- [1 Samuel 9:20](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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…
- [1 Samuel 10:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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 wil…
- [1 Samuel 10:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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…
- [1 Samuel 10:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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…
- [2 Kings 4:22](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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 G…
- [2 Kings 4:24](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/27/30) — Over the camels also was Obil the Ishmaelite: and over the asses was Jehdeiah the Meronothite:
- [Job 1:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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 ve…
- [Job 1:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/1/14) — And there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them:
- [Job 42:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/42/12) — So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thous…
- [Zechariah 9:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/zechariah/9/9) — Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; l…