Riblah
riv.lah is a place named as a border point and as the setting for royal captivity, judgment, and execution.
The term is consistently a proper place-name. Most occurrences place captives, royal judgments, or executions there in accounts involving the king of Babylon; one occurrence names it as a point along a border route.
Senses in use
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Setting for royal custody and judgment · dominant
In 2 Kings 25:6, the proper noun marks the place to which the captured king is brought before judgment is pronounced. In Jeremiah 39:6 the APB renders the king of Babylon slaughtering Zedekiah's sons there, and 2 Kings 25:21 places further executions there.
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Border-route location · rare
In Numbers 34:11, the proper noun identifies the point to which the border goes down from Shepham before continuing toward the Sea of Chinnereth.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB presents the term as “Riblah,” usually following “at” or describing movement “to” it. These English prepositions reflect the clauses' presentation rather than a separate meaning of the proper noun.