The meaning of “אֶשְׁתְּמֹעַ”
Understanding ʼEshtᵉmôaʻ reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or אֶשְׁתְּמוֹעַ ʼEshtᵉmôwaʻ (esh-tem-o'-ah); or אֶשְׁתְּמֹה ʼEshtᵉmôh (esh-tem-o'); from שָׁמַע (in the sense of obedie...
אֶשְׁתְּמֹעַ
or אֶשְׁתְּמוֹעַ ʼEshtᵉmôwaʻ (esh-tem-o'-ah); or אֶשְׁתְּמֹה ʼEshtᵉmôh (esh-tem-o'); from שָׁמַע (in the sense of obedience) Eshtemoa, Eshtemoh. - Eshtemoa or Eshtemoh, a place in Palestine Eshtemoa = "I will make myself heard" Eshtemoh = "I shall cause my own ruin: fire of astonishment: I shall soar aloft" 1) a Levitical city in Judah 2) a man of Judah
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Joshua 21:14 | “And Jattir with her suburbs, and Eshtemoa with her suburbs,” Word: אֶשְׁתְּמֹעַ (ʼEshtᵉmôaʻ) | |
| 1 Samuel 30:28 | “And to them which were in Aroer, and to them which were in Siphmoth, and to them which were in Eshtemoa,” Word: אֶשְׁתְּמֹעַ (ʼEshtᵉmôaʻ) | |
| 1 Chronicles 4:19 | “And the sons of his wife Hodiah the sister of Naham, the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maachathite.” Word: אֶשְׁתְּמֹעַ (ʼEshtᵉmôaʻ) |