Strong H658אֶ֫פֶס דַּמִּים
Ephes-dammim
- Transliteration
- 'ephes dammîym
- Pronunciation
- eh'-fes dam-meem'
- Morphology
- Proper Name of a Location with no gender
Definition
Meaning of the name
Ephes Dammim = "edge of blood"
Detailed definition
Ephes-dammim (or Pas-dammim), the place where the Philistines and Israelites faced each other in battle, and where Goliath challenged the Israelites.
In the biblical story
Ephes-dammim
Place where the Philistines and Israelites fought; Goliath's challenge
Ephes-dammim (or Pas-dammim), the place where the Philistines and Israelites faced each other in battle, and where Goliath challenged the Israelites.
In the Bible
Strong H658 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- dammim1
First verses
- 1 Samuel 17:1Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle, and were gathered together at Shochoh, which belongeth to Judah, and pitched between Shochoh and Azekah, in Ephes–dammim.