Strong H6010H6010Oעֵ֫מֶק
Valley (of Kings)
One of the 12 senses of Strong H6010
- Transliteration
- ‛êmeq
- Pronunciation
- ay'-mek
- Morphology
- Hebrew Noun (Masculine)
Definition
General definition
In the biblical story
King's Valley
A valley near Salem (Jerusalem), site of significant events
The King's Valley, located near Salem (Jerusalem), was the site where Melchizedek met Abraham and where Absalom erected a pillar for himself (Genesis 14:17; 2 Samuel 18:18).
In the Bible
Strong H6010O appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- dale2
- valley1
First verses
- Genesis 14:17And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings that were with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the king’s dale.
- 2 Samuel 18:18Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself a pillar, which is in the king’s dale: for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance: and he called the pillar after his own name: and it is called unto this day, Absalom’s place.