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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