Avel mitsrayim אָבֵל מִצְרַיִם
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| אָבֵל מִצְרַיִם | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | avel mitsrayim |
| Strong's number | H67 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | place name |
| Gloss | Abel-mizraim |
| Occurrences | 2 in 1 verse |
Avel mitsrayim (Hebrew אָבֵל מִצְרַיִם, Strong's H67) is a place name in the Old Testament, glossed “Abel-mizraim”. It occurs 2 times.
Definition
Abel Mizraim = "meadow of Egypt"
a place east of the Jordan (perhaps "as fertile as Egypt")
Another name of a.tad (אָטָד "Atad" H0329G)
a place east of the Jordan (perhaps "as fertile as Egypt")
Another name of a.tad (אָטָד "Atad" H0329G)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | abel mizraim (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | abel mizraim (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Avel mitsrayim, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Genesis
- Genesis 50:11And when the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning in the floor of Atad, they said, This is a grievous mourning to the Egyptians: wherefore the name of it was called Abel–mizraim, which is beyond Jordan.When the Canaanites of the land saw the mourning at the threshing floor of Atad, they said, “This is a solemn ceremony of mourning by the Egyptians.” Thus the place across the Jordan is called Abel-mizraim.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).