Zeboim — the meaning of the Hebrew name צְבֹעִים

צְבֹעִים

Tsᵉbôʻîym · pronounced tseb-o-eem' · Strong's H6650 · a place

Zeboim means hyenas.

Built from

צָבוּעַ tsâbûwaʻ (plural of, H6641) — dyed (in stripes), i.e. the hyena open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

plural of H6641; hyenas; Tseboim, a place in Palestine.

First appearance

1Sam 13:18 And another company turned the way to Beth–horon: and another company turned to the way of the border that looketh to the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness. (KJV)

Every verse that names Zeboim

2 occurrences in 2 verses — 1 Samuel, Nehemiah

1Sam 13:18Neh 11:34

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