Rephidim
re.phi.dim is the place named as Israel’s campsite, departure point, and the site of Amalek’s attack.
The attested proper-noun use identifies a place in Israel’s travels: the people camp there amid a lack of water, Amalek fights Israel there, and the route both arrives from and departs toward the wilderness of Sinai.
Senses in use
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Place in Israel’s wilderness journey · dominant
In Exodus 17:1 the proper noun names the place where the congregation camped and where the APB renders that there was no water to drink; Exodus 17:8 names it as the location of Amalek’s fight with Israel. In Exodus 19:2 and Numbers 33:15, the APB renders departure from this place toward the wilderness of Sinai, while Numbers 33:14 places it after Alush and again notes the lack of water.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB presents the term as “Rephidim,” naming a campsite, a location of conflict, and a point of departure. The verse is read as a whole, but its place-name rendering is consistent in these clauses.