Strong H6636צְבֹיִים

Zeboiim

Transliteration: tsebô'îym tsebîyîym tsebîyim
Pronunciation: {tseb-o-eem'} {tseb-ee-yeem'} tseb-ee-yeem'
Morphology: Proper Name of a Location with no gender

Definition

Plural of H6643; gazelles;
Tseboim or {Tsebijim} a place in Palestine: - {Zeboiim} Zeboim.

Meaning of the name

Zeboim or Zeboiim = "gazelles"

Detailed definition

Zeboiim, one of the cities of the plain, along with Sodom and Gomorrah, that was destroyed by God due to its wickedness (Gen. 10:19; 14:2, 8; Deut. 29:23; Hos. 11:8).

In the biblical story

Zeboiim

One of the cities of the plain destroyed with Sodom

Zeboiim, one of the cities of the plain, along with Sodom and Gomorrah, that was destroyed by God due to its wickedness (Gen. 10:19; 14:2, 8; Deut. 29:23; Hos. 11:8).

In the Bible

Strong H6636 appears in 5 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

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First verses

Genesis 10:19
And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest, unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha.
Genesis 14:2
That these made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar.
Genesis 14:8
And there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same is Zoar;) and they joined battle with them in the vale of Siddim;
Deuteronomy 29:23
And that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, and burning, that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, like the overthrow of Sodom, and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim, which the Lord overthrew in his anger, and in his wrath:
Hosea 11:8
How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I deliver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? how shall I set thee as Zeboim? mine heart is turned within me, my repentings are kindled together.

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