עֵינָם
e.na.yim
Enaim
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word "e.na.yim" (H5879G) is a proper name referring to a specific person. Its short definition translates to "Enaim," which is a unique name likely given to an individual. This proper name only appears twice in the Bible, indicating its importance or relevance to the narrative. The scarcity of its occurrences underscores its distinctive nature, possibly signifying a particular character or figure. Further analysis of the context in which "Enaim" appears would be required to better understand the significance of this individual.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
2 total occurrences across the text
She took off the garments of her widowhood, and covered herself with her veil, and wrapped herself, and sat in the gate of Enaim, which is on the way to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah was grown up, and she wasn’t given to him as a wife.
Genesis 38:21Then he asked the men of her place, saying, “Where is the prostitute, that was at Enaim by the road?” They said, “There has been no prostitute here.”