Avvim
עַוִּיםStrong’s H5761avvim (av-vim)
Appears in 4 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Avvim is the Hebrew word usually translated “avvites” and “avvite”. It appears in 4 verses of the Old Testament.
“And the Avims which dwelt in Hazerim, even unto Azzah, the Caphtorims, which came forth out of Caphtor, destroyed them, and dwelt in their stead.)”
Meaning
- A people among the early inhabitants of Palestine located in the southwest corner of the seacoast
- A city in Benjamin
- § Avim = "ruins"
How it's translated
- and the avvites 2
- and the avvite 1
- and avvites 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Joshua 2
- Deuteronomy 1
- 2 Kings 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Joshua 13:3From Sihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the borders of Ekron northward, which is counted to the Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites, and the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites:
- Joshua 18:23And Avim, and Parah, and Ophrah,
- 2 Kings 17:31And the Avites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burnt their children in fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim.
Hebrew dictionary
עַוִּים avvim · Avvim
People who lived in modern Gaza, first mentioned at Deu.2.23 § Avim = "ruins" 1) a people among the early inhabitants of Palestine located in the southwest corner of the seacoast 2) a city in Benjamin
עַוִּים avvim · Avvim
§ Avim = "ruins" a city in Benjamin
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.