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Joshua 12:2 (NET)

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2 King Sihon of the Amorites who lived in Heshbon and ruled from Aroer (on the edge of the Arnon Valley) including the city in the middle of the valley and half of Gilead all the way to the Jabbok Valley bordering Ammonite territory.

Definition(s):
Arnon (Ar-non): rejoicing; sunlight
Aroer (Ar-roh-er): heath; tamarisk
Gilead (Gil-ee-ad): the heap or mass of testimony
Heshbon (Hesh-bon): invention; industry
Jabbok (Jab-bok): evacuation; dissipation; wrestling
Sihon (Sigh-hon): rooting out; conclusion
Amorites (Am-or-ights):