עָלֶ֫מֶת

a.le.metAlemeth
hebrewOld TestamentName of a place4 occurrences1 book4 verses
This name belongs to 3 different people and places in the Bible:
  • Alemeth: Son of Becher, a Benjamite
  • Alemeth: Son of Jehoaddah, a Benjamite from Gibeon
  • Alemeth: A Levitical city in Benjamin

Definition

from H5956; a covering; Alemeth, the name of a place in Palestine and of two Israelites
Traditional renderings: Alameth, Alemeth.

Glossary entries

Alemeth (Person) Alemeth (Place) Alameth Almon

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

4 total
  1. 1 Chronicles 6:60עָלֶ֣מֶת · Alemeth
    And from the tribe of Benjamin they were given Gibeon, Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth, together with their pasturelands. So they had thirteen cities in all among their families.
  2. 1 Chronicles 7:8וְעָלָ֑מֶת · and Alemeth
    The sons of Becher: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth; all these were Becher’s sons.
  3. 1 Chronicles 8:36עָלֶ֥מֶת · Alemeth
    Ahaz was the father of Jehoaddah, Jehoaddah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri, and Zimri was the father of Moza.
  4. 1 Chronicles 9:42עָלֶ֥מֶת · Alemeth
    Ahaz was the father of Jarah; Jarah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri was the father of Moza.