Eshtemoa — the meaning of the Hebrew name אֶשְׁתְּמֹעַ

אֶשְׁתְּמֹעַ

ʼEshtᵉmôaʻ · pronounced esh-tem-o'-ah · Strong's H851 · a people · also spelled Eshtemoh

Eshtemoa means Eshtemoa or Eshtemoh, a place in Palestine.

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שָׁמַע shâmaʻ (from, H8085) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc open in the lexicon ›

or אֶשְׁתְּמוֹעַ; or אֶשְׁתְּמֹה; from H8085 (in the sense of obedience); Eshtemoa or Eshtemoh, a place in Palestine.

Josh 15:50 And Anab, and Eshtemoh, and Anim, (KJV)

6 occurrences in 6 verses — Joshua, 1 Samuel, 1 Chronicles

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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