אָבֵל מִצְרַיִם
a.vel mits.ra.yim
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Hebrew
Abel-mizraim
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a.vel mits.ra.yim is the place-name given to a site beside the Jordan after mourning for the Egyptians was observed.
The supplied occurrence presents the term as the name of a place beside the Jordan, given in the setting of observed mourning for the Egyptians.
Senses in use
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Place-name beside the Jordan · dominant
In Genesis 50:11, the attested form is tagged as a proper noun and occurs in the clause naming a place after Canaanite residents saw mourning at Atad. The APB renders the naming clause, “Therefore the place was called Abel-mizraim,” and locates it beside the Jordan.
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Genesis 50:11, the APB presents the term in the place-naming clause as “Abel-mizraim.” It does not isolate the contribution of the attested form by itself.