Hamath-Dor — the meaning of the Hebrew name חַמֹּת דֹּאר

חַמֹּת דֹּאר

Chammôth Dôʼr · pronounced kham-moth' dore · Strong's H2576 · a place

Hamath-Dor means hot springs of Dor.

Built from

חַמָּה chammâh (the plural of, H2535) — heat open in the lexicon ›

דּוֹר Dôwr (and, H1756) — (Joshua 17:11 open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from the plural of H2535 and H1756; hot springs of Dor; Chammath-Dor, a place in Palestine.

First appearance

Josh 21:32 And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Hammoth–dor with her suburbs, and Kartan with her suburbs; three cities. (KJV)

Every verse that names Hamath-Dor

1 occurrence in 1 verse — Joshua

Josh 21:32

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