Lexicon
אָבֵל מִצְרַיִם
a.vel mits.ra.yim
H0067
N:N--L 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

  1. 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.

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