Ezem (Hebrew: עצם, vars. ‛Atsem, 'Asam, Azem, 'Osem or Otzem, meaning strength, might, bone, to close, to defend,[1] also self,[2] self-same[3] and strenuous[4]) is an unidentified site in the Negev of Judah toward the Edomite border.
It is mentioned in the Biblical Book of Joshua (15:29; 19:1–3). In the King James Version it is spelled "Azem" in Joshua and "Ezem" in Chronicles (4:29).
In Joshua 19:1-3 and 1 Chronicles 4:29 it is one of the towns "in the midst of the inheritance of Judah" assigned to Simeon.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "עצם | Abarim Publications Theological Dictionary (Old Testament Hebrew)". Abarim Publications. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
- ^ "עצם", Wiktionary, 2022-06-07, retrieved 2022-08-22
- ^ Crossin, Pat (2019-10-21). Meanings of the Names of People and Places in the Old Testament. Christian Faith Publishing, Inc. ISBN 978-1-64515-624-6.
- ^ Jackson, James Beaumont (1909). A Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names.
- ^ Cheyne & Black 1901.
References
edit- Cheyne, Thomas Kelly; Black, J. Sutherland, eds. (1901). . Encyclopaedia Biblica. Vol. 2. location: George N. Morang & Company.
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