עֵינָם

e.na.yimEnaim
hebrewOld TestamentName of a place3 occurrences2 books3 verses
This name belongs to 2 different places in the Bible:
  • Enaim: Enaim, place where Tamar posed as a prostitute
  • Enam: Enam, town allotted to Judah in the Shephelah

Definition

or עֵינָם; dual of H5869; double fountain; Enajim or Enam, a place in Palestine
Traditional renderings: Enaim, openly (Genesis 38:21).

Where it occurs

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

3 total
  1. Genesis 38:14עֵינַ֔יִם · to Enaim
    …she removed her widow’s garments, covered her face with a veil to disguise herself, and sat at the entrance to Enaim, which is on the way to Timnah. For she saw that although Shelah had grown up, she had not been given to him as a wife.
  2. Genesis 38:21בָעֵינַ֖יִם · at Enaim
    He asked the men of that place, “Where is the shrine prostitute who was beside the road at Enaim?” “No shrine prostitute has been here,” they answered.
  3. Joshua 15:34וְהָעֵינָֽם׃ · Enam
    Zanoah, En-gannim, Tappuah, Enam,