H4792: מֵרוֹם
Mêrôwm · pronounced may-rome' · “Merom”
Definition
Merom, a lake in Palestine
KJV translates it as: Merom.
Word origin: formed like H4791 (מָרוֹם); height;
Extended definition
§ Merom = "high place"
the lake in northern Canaan at which Joshua routed the northern confederacy headed by Jabin
1a) site uncertain; probably the lake formed by the Jordan river about 10 miles (16 km) north of the Sea of Galilee
the lake in northern Canaan at which Joshua routed the northern confederacy headed by Jabin
1a) site uncertain; probably the lake formed by the Jordan river about 10 miles (16 km) north of the Sea of Galilee
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H4792 is translated
- merom ×2
Bible verses with H4792 (Mêrôwm)
Mêrôwm appears in 2 verses.
- Joshua 11:5
And when all these kings were met together, they came and pitched together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.
- Joshua 11:7
So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly; and they fell upon them.