Strong H4956מִשְׂרְפוֹת מַיִם
Misrephoth-maim
- Transliteration
- miώrephôth mayim
- Pronunciation
- mis-ref-ohth' mah'-yim
- Morphology
- Proper Name of a Location with no gender
Definition
Meaning of the name
Misrephoth-maim = "burnings of water"
Detailed definition
Misrephoth-maim, a location near Sidon, was where the Canaanites fled after being defeated by Joshua.
In the biblical story
Misrephoth-maim
A place near Sidon where the Canaanites fled
Misrephoth-maim, a location near Sidon, was where the Canaanites fled after being defeated by Joshua.
In the Bible
Strong H4956 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- maim2
First verses
- Joshua 11:8And the Lord delivered them into the hand of Israel, who smote them, and chased them unto great Zidon, and unto Misrephoth–maim, and unto the valley of Mizpeh eastward; and they smote them, until they left them none remaining.
- Joshua 13:6All the inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon unto Misrephoth–maim, and all the Sidonians, them will I drive out from before the children of Israel: only divide thou it by lot unto the Israelites for an inheritance, as I have commanded thee.