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Ephes-dammim

אֶ֫פֶס דַּמִּיםStrong’s H0658

ephes dammim (e-phes dam-mim)

Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament

In short

Ephes dammim is the Hebrew word usually translated “ephes” and “dammim”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.

“Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle, and were gathered together at Shochoh, which belongeth to Judah, and pitched between Shochoh and Azekah, in Ephesdammim.”
1 Samuel 17:1 KJV
Meaning
  1. Ephes Dammim = "edge of blood"
How it's translated
  • in ephes 1
  • dammim 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • 1 Samuel 1

1 book in all.

Explore in Scripture
    Hebrew dictionary

    אֶ֫פֶס דַּמִּים ephes dammim · Ephes-dammim

    Ephes Dammim = "edge of blood" a place approx 16 miles (25 km) southwest of Jerusalem Also named: pas dam.mim (פַּס דַּמִּים "Pas-dammim" H6450)

    From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.