Strong H5762עֲוִית

Avith

Transliteration
‛ăvîyth ‛ayyôth ‛ayûth
Pronunciation
{av-veeth'} {ah-yoth'} ah-yooth'
Morphology
Proper Name of a Location with no gender

Definition

From H5753; ruin;
Avvith (or {Avvoth }) a place in Palestine: - Avith.

Meaning of the name

Avith = "ruins"

Detailed definition

Avith was the capital city of Hadad, an early Edomite king. (Genesis 36:35; 1 Chronicles 1:46)

In the biblical story

Avith

Capital city of Edomite king Hadad.

Avith was the capital city of Hadad, an early Edomite king. (Genesis 36:35; 1 Chronicles 1:46)

In the Bible

Strong H5762 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • avith2

First verses

  1. Genesis 36:35
    And Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who smote Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Avith.
  2. 1 Chronicles 1:46
    And when Husham was dead, Hadad the son of Bedad, which smote Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Avith.
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