HebrewH8169Noun
שַׁעַלְבִים
sha.al.vim
“Shaalbim”
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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