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H658 אֶפֶס דַּמִּים (ʼEpheç Dammîym) eh'-fes dam-meem'

Hebrew
Noun
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Quick Definition

Ephes-dammim

Biblical Persons & Places

Ephes-dammim Ephes-dammim
A location first mentioned at 1Sa.17.1; referred to as Ephes-dammim (אֶ֫פֶס דַּמִּים), or Pas-dammim (NIV= Pas Dammim) (פַּס דַּמִּים).

Strong's Definition

Ephes-Dammim, a place in Palestine

Derivation: from H657 (אֶפֶס) and the plural of H1818 (דָּם); boundary of blood-drops;

KJV Usage: Ephes-dammim.

Outline of Biblical Usage

Ephes Dammim = "edge of blood"
1) a place approx 16 miles (25 km) southwest of Jerusalem

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

אֶ֫פֶס דַּמִּים (e.phes dam.mim) — Ephes-dammim. Ephes Dammim = "edge of blood" a place approx 16 miles (25 km) southwest of Jerusalem Also named: pas dam.mim (פַּס דַּמִּים "Pas-dammim" H6450)

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

name

Names of Locations | ≈ פַּס דַּמִּים

Ephes-Dammim = location, also known as Pas-Dammim; ◄ located between Socoh and Azekah, territory of Judah

1SA 17:1

Reinier de Blois

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

אֶ֫פֶס דַּמִּים n.pr.loc. in Judah, c. 16 miles SW. of Jerusalem, called in 1 Ch 11:13 פַּס דַּמִּים, only 1 S 17:1. ref

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