The meaning of “שׁוּנֵם”
Understanding Shûwnêm reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
probably from the same as שׁוּנִי; quietly Shunem. - § Shunem = "double resting place" - Shunem, a place in Pal 1) a cit...
שׁוּנֵם
probably from the same as שׁוּנִי; quietly Shunem. - § Shunem = "double resting place" - Shunem, a place in Pal 1) a city in Issachar, located 5 miles (8 km) south of Mount Tabor
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Joshua 19:18 | “And their border was toward Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem,” Word: שׁוּנֵם (Shûwnêm) | |
| 1 Samuel 28:4 | “And the Philistines gathered themselves together, and came and pitched in Shunem: and Saul gathered all Israel together, and they pitched in Gilboa.” Word: שׁוּנֵם (Shûwnêm) | |
| 2 Kings 4:8 | “And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread.” Word: שׁוּנֵם (Shûwnêm) |