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Chesil — the meaning of the Hebrew name כְּסִיל

כְּסִיל

Kᵉçîyl · pronounced kes-eel' · Strong's H3686 · a place

Chesil means Kesil, a place in Palestine.

Built from

כְּסִיל kᵉçîyl (the same as, H3684) — properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

the same as H3684; Kesil, a place in Palestine.

First appearance

Josh 15:30 And Eltolad, and Chesil, and Hormah, (KJV)

Every verse that names Chesil

1 occurrence in 1 verse — Joshua

Josh 15:30

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