Strong’s H4956 · Hebrew

מִשְׂרְפוֹת מַיִם
Misrᵉphôwth mayim
mis-ref-ohth' mah'-yim

Definition

Misrephoth-Majim, a place in Palestine

Etymology

from the plural of H4955 (מִשְׂרָפָה) and H4325 (מַיִם); burnings of water;

Where the KJV renders it

  • Misrephoth-mayim

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