HebrewH8169Noun

שַׁעַלְבִים

sha.al.vim

3Occurrences
H8169Strong's #
NounPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Shaalbim or Shaalabbin, a place in Palestine

or שַׁעֲלַבִּין; plural from H7776 (שׁוּעָל); fox-holes;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
Shaalbim or Shaalabbin = "place of foxes" a town in Dan occupied by the Amorites Also named: sha.vo.ni (*שַׁעַלְבֹנִי *"Shaalbonite" H8170)

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun

Morphology Code

N:N--L

Full Description

N:N--L

Occurrences

שַׁעַלְבִים appears 3 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

1 Kings
1
Judges
1
Joshua
1

Key Passages

1 Kings 4:9BSB

Ben-deker in Makaz, in Shaalbim, in Beth-shemesh, and in Elon-beth-hanan;

Judges 1:35BSB

And the Amorites were determined to dwell in Mount Heres, Aijalon, and Shaalbim. But when the house of Joseph grew in strength, they pressed the Amorites into forced labor.

Joshua 19:42BSB

Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah,

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