Strong H8169שַׁעַלְבִים
Shaalbim
- Transliteration
- sha‛albîym sha‛ălabbîyn
- Pronunciation
- {shah-al-beem'} shah-al-ab-been'
- Morphology
- Proper Name of a Location with no gender
Definition
Plural from H7776; fox holes;
Shaalbim or {Shaalabbin} a place in Palestine: - {Shaalabbin} Shaalbim.
Shaalbim or {Shaalabbin} a place in Palestine: - {Shaalabbin} Shaalbim.
Meaning of the name
Shaalbim or Shaalabbin = "place of foxes"
Detailed definition
Shaalbim, also called Shaalabbin, was a town allotted to the tribe of Dan (Josh. 19:42; Judg. 1:35) and the hometown of some of David's mighty men (2 Sam. 23:32; 1 Chr. 11:33). It was also a town under Solomon's administration (1 Ki. 4:9).
In the biblical story
Shaalbim
Town in Dan, home of David's mighty men
Shaalbim, also called Shaalabbin, was a town allotted to the tribe of Dan (Josh. 19:42; Judg. 1:35) and the hometown of some of David's mighty men (2 Sam. 23:32; 1 Chr. 11:33). It was also a town under Solomon's administration (1 Ki. 4:9).
In the Bible
Strong H8169 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- shaalbim2
- shaalabbin1
First verses
- Joshua 19:42And Shaalabbin, and Ajalon, and Jethlah,
- Judges 1:35But the Amorites would dwell in mount Heres in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim: yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became tributaries.
- 1 Kings 4:9The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth–shemesh, and Elon–beth–hanan: