This word comes from the name of Emim.
Definition
plural of H367; terrors; Emim, an early Canaanitish (or Maobitish) tribe
Traditional renderings: Emims.
Traditional renderings: Emims.
Glossary entries
Where it occurs
Occurrences
3 total
- Genesis 14:5הָֽאֵימִ֔ים · the EmitesIn the fourteenth year, Chedorlaomer and the kings allied with him went out and defeated the Rephaites in Ashteroth-karnaim, the Zuzites in Ham, the Emites in Shaveh-kiriathaim,
- Deuteronomy 2:10הָאֵמִ֥ים · The Emites(The Emites used to live there, a people great and many, as tall as the Anakites.
- Deuteronomy 2:11אֵמִֽים׃ · EmitesLike the Anakites, they were also regarded as Rephaim, though the Moabites called them Emites.