HebrewH2991Noun

יִבְלְעָם

yiv.le.am

3Occurrences
H2991Strong's #
NounPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Jibleam, a place in Palestine

from H1104 (בָּלַע) and H5971 (עַם); devouring people;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
§ Ibleam = "devouring the people" a city of Manasseh apparently located in the territory of either Issachar or Asher

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun

Morphology Code

N:N--L

Full Description

N:N--L

Occurrences

יִבְלְעָם appears 3 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

2 Kings
1
Judges
1
Joshua
1

Key Passages

2 Kings 9:27BSB

When King Ahaziah of Judah saw this, he fled up the road toward Beth-haggan.And Jehu pursued him, shouting, “Shoot him too!”So they shot Ahaziah in his chariot on the Ascent of Gur, near Ibleam, and he fled to Megiddo and died there.

Judges 1:27BSB

At that time Manasseh failed to drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean, Taanach, Dor, Ibleam, Megiddo, and their villages; for the Canaanites were determined to dwell in that land.

Joshua 17:11BSB

Within Issachar and Asher, Manasseh was assigned Beth-shean, Ibleam, Dor (that is, Naphath), Endor, Taanach, and Megiddo, each with their surrounding settlements.

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