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<p> ''''' kā´mon ''''' ( קמון , <i> ''''' ḳāmōn ''''' </i> ; the King James Version Camon ): The place where Jair was buffed ( Judges 10:3-5 ). It is possibly represented either by <i> '''''Ḳamm''''' </i> or <i> '''''Ḳumeim''''' </i> , ruins which lie about 6 and 7 miles respectively to the South-Southeast of <i> '''''Umm''''' </i> <i> '''''Ḳeis''''' </i> . See further [[Havvoth-Jair]] . The ruins of <i> '''''Ḳamm''''' </i> , about 200 yds. square, crown a small elevation, and point to an important place in the past. There are large rock-hewn cisterns to the South. Among the ruins of <i> '''''Ḳumein''''' </i> , which are not considerable, a few mud huts are built, occupied today by about 200 souls (Schumacher, <i> Northern </i> <i> ''''''Ajlûn''''' </i> , 137). </p> | <p> ''''' kā´mon ''''' ( קמון , <i> ''''' ḳāmōn ''''' </i> ; the King James Version Camon ): The place where Jair was buffed ( Judges 10:3-5 ). It is possibly represented either by <i> ''''' Ḳamm ''''' </i> or <i> ''''' Ḳumeim ''''' </i> , ruins which lie about 6 and 7 miles respectively to the South-Southeast of <i> ''''' Umm ''''' </i> <i> ''''' Ḳeis ''''' </i> . See further [[Havvoth-Jair]] . The ruins of <i> ''''' Ḳamm ''''' </i> , about 200 yds. square, crown a small elevation, and point to an important place in the past. There are large rock-hewn cisterns to the South. Among the ruins of <i> ''''' Ḳumein ''''' </i> , which are not considerable, a few mud huts are built, occupied today by about 200 souls (Schumacher, <i> Northern </i> <i> ''''' 'Ajlûn ''''' </i> , 137). </p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:01, 15 October 2021
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [1]
Kamon (AV [Note: Authorized Version.] Camon ). The burial-place of Jair ( Judges 10:5 ). The site has not been recovered. It was probably east of the Jordan; possibly identical with the Kamûn of Polybius (v. lxx. 12).
Holman Bible Dictionary [2]
Judges 10:5
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [3]
kā´mon ( קמון , ḳāmōn ; the King James Version Camon ): The place where Jair was buffed ( Judges 10:3-5 ). It is possibly represented either by Ḳamm or Ḳumeim , ruins which lie about 6 and 7 miles respectively to the South-Southeast of Umm Ḳeis . See further Havvoth-Jair . The ruins of Ḳamm , about 200 yds. square, crown a small elevation, and point to an important place in the past. There are large rock-hewn cisterns to the South. Among the ruins of Ḳumein , which are not considerable, a few mud huts are built, occupied today by about 200 souls (Schumacher, Northern 'Ajlûn , 137).
