עַוִּים
avim · Avvim
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H5761 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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avim (עַוִּים) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Avvim”.
An ancient people who lived near Gaza.
How to say it
a·vim
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- An ancient people who lived in villages as far as Gaza.
- A town of the tribe of Benjamin.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
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Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Deuteronomy 2:23
As for 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 18:23
Avvim, Parah, Ophrah,