Ije-abarim — the meaning of the Hebrew name עִיֵּי הָעֲבָרִים

עִיֵּי הָעֲבָרִים

ʻÎyêy hâ-ʻĂbârîym · pronounced ee-yay' haw-ab-aw-reem' · Strong's H5863 · a place

Ije-abarim means ruins of the passers.

Built from

עִי ʻîy (the plural of, H5856) — a ruin (as if overturned) open in the lexicon ›

עָבַר ʻâbar (active participle of, H5674) — to cross over open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from the plural of H5856 and the plural of the active participle of H5674 with the article interposed; ruins of the passers; Ije-ha-Abarim, a place near Palestine.

First appearance

Num 21:11 And they journeyed from Oboth, and pitched at Ije–abarim, in the wilderness which is before Moab, toward the sunrising. (KJV)

Every verse that names Ije-abarim

2 occurrences in 2 verses — Numbers

Num 21:11Num 33:44

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