H2991: יִבְלְעָם
Yiblᵉʻâm · pronounced yib-leh-awm' · “Ibleam”
Definition
Jibleam, a place in Palestine
KJV translates it as: Ibleam.
Word origin: from H1104 (בָּלַע) and H5971 (עַם); devouring people;
Extended definition
a city of Manasseh apparently located in the territory of either Issachar or Asher
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H2991 is translated
- ibleam ×3
Bible verses with H2991 (Yiblᵉʻâm)
Yiblᵉʻâm appears in 3 verses.
- Joshua 17:11
And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Beth–shean and her towns, and Ibleam and her towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Endor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and her towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns, even three countries.
- Judges 1:27
Neither did Manasseh drive out the inhabitants of Beth–shean and her towns, nor Taanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns: but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.
- 2 Kings 9:27
But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by the way of the garden house. And Jehu followed after him, and said, Smite him also in the chariot. And they did so at the going up to Gur, which is by Ibleam. And he fled to Megiddo, and died there.