H4956 מִשְׂרְפוֹת מַיִם (Misrᵉphôwth mayim) mis-ref-ohth' mah'-yim

Hebrew

Noun

Quick Definition

Misrephoth-maim

Biblical Persons & Places

Misrephoth-maim Misrephoth-maim

A location first mentioned at Jos.11.8; only referred to as Misrephoth-maim (מִשְׂרְפוֹת מַיִם).

Strong's Definition

Misrephoth-Majim, a place in Palestine

Derivation: from the plural of H4955 (מִשְׂרָפָה) and H4325 (מַיִם); burnings of water;

KJV Usage: Misrephoth-mayim.

Outline of Biblical Usage

Misrephoth-maim = "burnings of water"

1) a place in northern Palestine near Sidon

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

מִשְׂרְפוֹת מַיִם (mis.r.phot ma.yim) — Misrephoth-maim.

§ Misrephoth-maim = "burnings of water" a place in northern Palestine near Sidon

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

מִשְׂרְפֹות מַיִם (H4956)

name

Names of Locations

Misrephoth-Maim = location; ◄ near Sidon; ► location where the Israelites stopped pursuring the Canaanite kings that had gathered to fight against them

JOS 11:8 · JOS 13:6

Reinier de Blois

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

מִשְׂרְפוֹת מַיִם n.pr.loc. named with Ṣidon base

Bible Occurrences (2)

11:8 13:6

Joshua 11:8

and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Israel, who struck them down and pursued them all the way to Greater Sidon and Misrephoth-maim, and eastward as far as...... the Valley of Mizpeh. They struck them down,... leaving no survivors.

Joshua 13:6

All the inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon to Misrephoth-maim — all the Sidonians — I Myself will drive out before the Israelites.... Be sure to divide it by lot as an inheritance to Israel, as I have commanded you.