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<p> '''''av´im''''' ''''' ā´vı̄ts''''' עוּים , <i> '''''‛awwı̄m''''' </i> ; Εὑαῖοι , <i> '''''Heuaı́oi''''' </i> , also unaspirated; also used to represent the name of the Hivites): The early inhabitants of the southern extremity of [[Canaan]] afterward occupied by the [[Philistines]] ( Deuteronomy 2:23; compare Joshua 13:3 , Joshua 13:4 , the King James Version "Avim," '''''ā´vim''''' ). The Avvim of Joshua 18:23 was a town of Benjamin, not a people. [[Gesenius]] supposes the name to mean "dwellers in the desert," but it was more probably the name of some pre-Sem tribe. The Avvim are described as living in <i> '''''Ḥăcērı̄m''''' </i> or "encampments" and extending as far as the outskirts of Gaza. </p> | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_1132" /> == | ||
<p> ''''' av´im ''''' ''''' ā´vı̄ts ''''' עוּים , <i> ''''' ‛awwı̄m ''''' </i> ; Εὑαῖοι , <i> ''''' Heuaı́oi ''''' </i> , also unaspirated; also used to represent the name of the Hivites): The early inhabitants of the southern extremity of [[Canaan]] afterward occupied by the [[Philistines]] ( Deuteronomy 2:23; compare Joshua 13:3 , Joshua 13:4 , the King James Version "Avim," ''''' ā´vim ''''' ). The [[Avvim]] of Joshua 18:23 was a town of Benjamin, not a people. [[Gesenius]] supposes the name to mean "dwellers in the desert," but it was more probably the name of some pre-Sem tribe. The Avvim are described as living in <i> ''''' Ḥăcērı̄m ''''' </i> or "encampments" and extending as far as the outskirts of Gaza. </p> | |||
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<ref name="term_1132"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/avvim;+avites Avvim; Avites from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 14:50, 16 October 2021
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [1]
av´im ā´vı̄ts עוּים , ‛awwı̄m ; Εὑαῖοι , Heuaı́oi , also unaspirated; also used to represent the name of the Hivites): The early inhabitants of the southern extremity of Canaan afterward occupied by the Philistines ( Deuteronomy 2:23; compare Joshua 13:3 , Joshua 13:4 , the King James Version "Avim," ā´vim ). The Avvim of Joshua 18:23 was a town of Benjamin, not a people. Gesenius supposes the name to mean "dwellers in the desert," but it was more probably the name of some pre-Sem tribe. The Avvim are described as living in Ḥăcērı̄m or "encampments" and extending as far as the outskirts of Gaza.
