Hebrew word · H6111
עַצְמוֹן
me'atzmon
Azmon
Appears 3 times in 3 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament. ·
What it means
§ Azmon = "strong"
a place on the extreme southern border of Canaan
Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).
Where it appears
Numbers · 2
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Numbers 34:4 עַצְמֹֽנָה׃ Azmon towards
cross south of the Ascent of Akrabbim, continue to Zin, and go south of Kadesh-barnea. Then it will go on to Hazar-addar and proceed to Azmon,
Here: 'Toward Azmon.' The ending again marks direction. Azmon is the last point before the line turns toward the Brook of Egypt (v. 5). Its location is uncertain; the oases near ʿAin el-Qudeirat and ʿAin Muweilih are among the proposals.
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Numbers 34:5 מֵעַצְמ֖וֹן from Azmon
where it will turn from Azmon, join the Brook of Egypt, and end at the Sea.
Here: A place in the northern Sinai or Negev, the last fixed point before the wadi. It also appears in Joshua 15:4 (Judah's southern border). Where exactly it was is unknown; a site near the springs of Qusaima (ʿAin el-Qoseimeh) is often suggested.
Joshua · 1
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Joshua 15:4 עַצְמ֗וֹנָה Azmon towards
It proceeded to Azmon, joined the Brook of Egypt, and ended at the Sea. This was their southern border.
Here: Azmon with the ending -ah, which means 'toward'. It is a station in the far south-west near Kadesh-barnea. Its exact site is not known; 'Ain el-Qoseimeh/Qusaima and 'Ain Muweilih are among the suggestions.
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