Lexicon
עֵינָם
e.na.yim
H5879
N:N--L Hebrew

Enaim

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e.na.yim is a proper place-name used for a roadside location in Genesis and in a town list in Joshua.

The attested use is as a proper place-name: Genesis locates it on the way to Timnah, while Joshua includes it among listed places.

Senses in use

  1. Place-name in narrative and place listing · dominant

    All three forms are tagged Noun · Proper. In Genesis 38:14 the APB renders Tamar as sitting “at the entrance to Enaim,” on the road to Timnah; Genesis 38:21 likewise places the questioned location “at Enaim on the way.” In Joshua 15:34 the APB includes it in a sequence of place names.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as “Enaim” in each occurrence: as a location on the way in Genesis 38:14 and Genesis 38:21, and as one item in a place list in Joshua 15:34. The verse is read as a whole.

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