Strong’s H5762 · Hebrew
עֲוִית
ʻĂvîyth
av-veeth'
Definition
Avvith (or Avvoth), a place in Palestine
Etymology
or perhaps (עַיּוֹת (as if plural of H5857 (עַי)) (עַיוּת; from H5753 (עָוָה); ruin;
Where the KJV renders it
- Avith
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