Strong’s H5880 · Hebrew

עֵין מִשְׁפָּט
ʻÊyn Mishpâṭ
ane mish-pawt'

Definition

En-Mishpat, a place near Palestine

Etymology

from H5869 (עַיִן) and H4941 (מִשְׁפָּט); fountain of judgment;

Where the KJV renders it

  • En-mishpat

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