עַוִּים
av.vim
Avvim
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
Supported# Avvim (עַוִּים) Based on the lexical data provided, Avvim appears in the Hebrew Bible only once, making it an extremely rare term. The lemma is presented as a proper noun—a place or people name rather than a common word with a flexible semantic range. Without additional context from the provided definition itself, the single occurrence limits what can be definitively stated about its meaning or usage patterns. The rarity of this entry in biblical Hebrew suggests it may refer to a specific geographical location or ethnic group of minor historical significance within the biblical narrative. The fact that it appears only once means it does not have an established pattern of usage that would illuminate different applications or nuances of meaning. This singular attestation makes Avvim one of the more obscure proper nouns in the biblical corpus. For biblical scholars and translators, such rare proper nouns present challenges: their meaning often depends heavily on context, ancient geographical or historical sources outside the Bible, and comparative language data. The single occurrence here provides minimal internal evidence for determining significance, leaving interpretation largely dependent on resources beyond the lexical entry itself.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence across the text