The meaning of “עֵמֶק”
Understanding ʻêmeq reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
dale, vale, valley (often used as a part of proper names). See also בֵּית הָעֵמֶק. - a vale (i.e. broad depression) 1) v...
עֵמֶק
dale, vale, valley (often used as a part of proper names). See also בֵּית הָעֵמֶק. - a vale (i.e. broad depression) 1) valley, vale, lowland, open country
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 14:10 | “And the vale of Siddim was full of slimepits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there; and they that remained fled to the mountain.” Word: עֵמֶק (ʻêmeq) | |
| Judges 7:1 | “Then Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, and all the people that were with him, rose up early, and pitched beside the well of Harod: so that the host of the Midianites were on the north side of them, by the hill of Moreh, in the valley.” Word: עֵמֶק (ʻêmeq) | |
| 1 Kings 20:28 | “And there came a man of God, and spake unto the king of Israel, and said, Thus saith the Lord, Because the Syrians have said, The Lord is God of the hills, but he is not God of the valleys, therefore will I deliver all this great multitude into thine hand, and ye shall know that I am the Lord.” Word: עֵמֶק (ʻêmeq) | |
| Job 39:21 | “He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: he goeth on to meet the armed men.” Word: עֵמֶק (ʻêmeq) | |
| Isaiah 28:21 | “For the Lord shall rise up as in mount Perazim, he shall be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon, that he may do his work, his strange work; and bring to pass his act, his strange act.” Word: עֵמֶק (ʻêmeq) |
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