Hebrew word · H6636
צְבֹיִים
utzevoyim
Zeboiim
Appears 5 times in 5 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament. ·
What it means
§ Zeboim or Zeboiim = "gazelles"
one of the 5 cities in the plain which included Sodom and Gomorrah
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
Genesis · 3
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Genesis 10:19 וּצְבֹיִ֖ם and Zeboiim
and the borders of Canaan extended from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and then toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.
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Genesis 14:2 צְבוֹיִ֔ם Zeboiim
went to war against Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar).
Here: Admah's partner city. The name may be connected to 'gazelles' or 'hyenas', but that is uncertain.
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Genesis 14:8 צְבוֹיִ֔ם Zeboiim
Then the king of Sodom, the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar) marched out and arrayed themselves for battle in the Valley of Siddim
Here: Admah's partner city. Later tradition remembers it as overthrown with Sodom and Gomorrah.
Deuteronomy · 1
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Deuteronomy 29:23 וּצְבוֹיִ֔ם and Zeboiim
All its soil will be a burning waste of sulfur and salt, unsown and unproductive, with no plant growing on it, just like the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which the LORD overthrew in His fierce anger.
Here: The fourth city of the group. Only Zoar, the fifth, was spared (Gen 19:20–23), so the list covers every city that was destroyed.
Hosea · 1
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Hosea 11:8 כִּצְבֹאיִ֑ם like Zeboiim
How could I give you up, O Ephraim? How could I surrender you, O Israel? How could I make you like Admah? How could I treat you like Zeboiim? My heart is turned within Me; My compassion is stirred!
Here: 'Like Zeboiim', Admah's sister city in the Sodom tradition. The pair names the worst covenant curse there is: being overthrown with no survivors.
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