The meaning of “עַוִּים”
Understanding ʻAvvîym reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
plural of עַוִּי Avim. - § Avim = "ruins" - Avvim (as inhabited by Avvites), a place in Palestine (with the article pref...
עַוִּים
plural of עַוִּי Avim. - § Avim = "ruins" - Avvim (as inhabited by Avvites), a place in Palestine (with the article prefix) n pr m 1) a people among the early inhabitants of Palestine located in the southwest corner of the seacoast n pr loc 2) a city in Benjamin
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Deuteronomy 2:23 | “And the Avims which dwelt in Hazerim, even unto Azzah, the Caphtorims, which came forth out of Caphtor, destroyed them, and dwelt in their stead.)” Word: עַוִּים (ʻAvvîym) | |
| Joshua 13:3 | “From Sihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the borders of Ekron northward, which is counted to the Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites, and the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites:” Word: עַוִּים (ʻAvvîym) | |
| Joshua 18:23 | “And Avim, and Parah, and Ophrah,” Word: עַוִּים (ʻAvvîym) |