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אַבֵל מַיִם
a.vel ma.yim
H0066
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Abel-maim

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a.vel ma.yim is the proper name of a city named among the Israelite cities struck by Ben-hadad's forces.

The attested use is a proper place name: in 2 Chronicles 16:4 it is listed among cities of Israel struck by the invading forces.

Senses in use

  1. A city named among the attacked cities · dominant

    The form is tagged as a proper noun in 2 Chronicles 16:4, where it occurs in the list of Israelite cities struck by Ben-hadad's commanders. In 2 Chronicles 16:4 the APB renders the list as “Ijon, Dan, Abel-maim, and all the store cities of Naphtali.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Chronicles 16:4, the APB presents the term as “Abel-maim” within a list of cities struck by the invading forces.

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