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<div> '''1: '''''Λιμήν''''' ''' (Strong'S #3040 — Noun Masculine — limen — lee-mane' ) </div> <p> is mentioned in &nbsp;Acts 27:8 , "Fair Havens," and &nbsp;Acts 27:12; for the first of these see Fair. The first mention in the Bible is in &nbsp; [[Genesis]] 49:13 (se RV marg.). </p>

<p> ''''' hā´v ''''' ' ''''' n ''''' ((1) חוף , <i> ''''' ḥōph ''''' </i> (&nbsp; Genesis 49:13 , the Revised Version margin "beach"; &nbsp;Judges 5:17 , the Revised Version margin "shore," the King James Version "seashore," the King James Version margin "port"); elsewhere "sea-shore" (&nbsp;Deuteronomy 1:7; &nbsp;Joshua 9:1; &nbsp;Jeremiah 47:7 ) or "sea coast" (&nbsp;Ezekiel 25:16 ); from root חפף , <i> ''''' ḥāphaph ''''' </i> , "to wash" or "to lave"; compare Arabic <i> ''''' ḥaffa ''''' </i> , "to rub"; and <i> ''''' ḥaffat ''''' </i> , "border"; <i> ''''' Ḥufûf ''''' </i> , in Eastern Arabia; (2) מחוז , <i> ''''' māḥōz ''''' </i> (&nbsp;Psalm 107:30 ); (3) λιμήν , <i> ''''' limḗn ''''' </i> (&nbsp;Acts 27:12 <i> bis </i> ); also [[Fair]] Havens, καλοὶ λιμένες , <i> ''''' kaloı́ liménes ''''' </i> (&nbsp;Acts 27:8 )): While the Greek <i> ''''' limēn ''''' </i> is "harbor," the [[Hebrew]] <i> ''''' ḥoph ''''' </i> is primarily "shore." There is no harbor worthy of the name on the shore of [[Palestine]] South of ''''' Ḥaifa ''''' . Indeed there is no good natural harbor on the whole coast of Syria and Palestine. The promontories of Carmel, Beirût and [[Tripolis]] afford shelter from the prevalent southwest wind, but offer no refuge from the fury of a northern gale. On rocky shores there are inlets which will protect sail boats at most times, but the ships of the ancients were beached in rough weather, and small craft are so treated at the present time. See illustration under [[Bithynia]] , p. 483. </p>

<p> ( '''''חוֹ''''' , ''Choph,'' &nbsp;Genesis 44:13, a ''Sea-Side'' or "coast," as elsewhere rendered; '''''מָחוֹז''''' . ''Machoz','' a ''Refuge,'' hence a harbor, &nbsp;Psalms 107:30; '''''Λιμἠν''''' , &nbsp;Acts 27:12). The Phoenician part of the coast of Palestine had several fine harbors, (See [[Phoenicia]]), and some such were also in possession of the Hebrews: such were [[Caesarea]] and [[Joppa]] (q.v. severally), which were especially made use of for coastwise communication (&nbsp;1 [[Maccabees]] 14:5; &nbsp;1 Maccabees 14:34; Josephus, Ant. 15, 9, 6). The port ( '''''מָבוֹא''''' '''''יָם''''' ) of [[Tyre]] (q.v.) was the most famous on the whole [[Mediterranean]] shore (&nbsp;Ezekiel 27:3). A harbor is called '''''אָקְרָא''''' in Chaldee, also in Samaritan. (See [[Navigation]]). The Cretan harbor called [[Fair Havens]] (q.v.), '''''Καλοἱ''''' '''''Λιμένες''''' , is incidentally mentioned in the N.T. (&nbsp;Acts 27:8). (See [[Crete]]). </p>