Strong H57613 sensesעַוִּים

Avvim · Avvite

Transliteration
‛avviym
Pronunciation
av-veem'

Meaning of the name

Avim = "ruins"

The 3 senses of Strong H5761

The lexicon tells 3 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H5761 appears in 3 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

  1. AvvimH5761GAncient people who inhabited the Gaza area2 verses · Deuteronomy, Joshua
  2. AvvimH5761HTown allotted to the tribe of Benjamin.1 verse · Joshua
  3. AvviteH5761ICity conquered by Assyria, people resettled in Samaria.Not in the KJV

General definition

Plural of H5757; Avvim (as inhabited by {Avvites}) a place in Palestine (with the article prefixed): - Avim.

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

  • avim1
  • avims1
  • avites1

First verses

  1. Deuteronomy 2:23
    And the Avims which dwelt in Hazerim, even unto Azzah, the Caphtorims, which came forth out of Caphtor, destroyed them, and dwelt in their stead.)
  2. Joshua 13:3
    From Sihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the borders of Ekron northward, which is counted to the Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites, and the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites:
  3. Joshua 18:23
    And Avim, and Parah, and Ophrah,