Abel-maim — the meaning of the Hebrew name אַבֵל מַיִם

אַבֵל מַיִם

ʼAbêl Mayim · pronounced aw-bale' mah'-yim · Strong's H66 · a place

Abel-maim means meadow of water.

Built from

אָבֵל ʼâbêl (from, H58) — a meadow open in the lexicon ›

מַיִם mayim (and, H4325) — water open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H58 and H4325; meadow of water; Abel-Majim, a place in Palestine.

First appearance

2Chr 16:4 And Ben–hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel; and they smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abel–maim, and all the store cities of Naphtali. (KJV)

Every verse that names Abel-maim

1 occurrence in 1 verse — 2 Chronicles

2Chr 16:4

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