עַוִּים
av.vim
Avvim
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe word "Avvim" (Hebrew: עַוִּים, H5761G) is a proper name referring to a specific person or group. Although it appears only twice in the Hebrew Bible, its limited occurrence indicates that it holds significant importance within its context. The fact that "Avvim" is classified under the semantic domain of "Person" suggests that it represents a distinct individual or family. This classification is further supported by its proper name status, which typically denotes a specific identity. Without more information on the occasions of its usage, we cannot speculate about the role or significance of Avvim within the narrative or cultural context of the Hebrew Bible. However, the scarcity of its occurrence in the text may imply that Avvim held a particular or pivotal position within that society.
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Occurrences in Scripture
2 total occurrences across the text
Then the Avvim, who lived in villages as far as Gaza: the Caphtorim, who came out of Caphtor, destroyed them and lived in their place.)
Joshua 13:3from the Shihor, which is before Egypt, even to the border of Ekron northward, which is counted as Canaanite; the five lords of the Philistines; the Gazites, and the Ashdodites, the Ashkelonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avvim,