ʻÊyn Gannîym — H5873

Definition

locative proper noun

En-Gannim, a place in Palestine

1. En-gannim = "fountain of the garden"
2. a city in the low country of Judah
3. a city on the border of Issachar and allotted to the Gershonite Levites

Usually translated as

En-gannim

Origin

from H5869 and the plural of H1588; fountain of gardens

• Derived from ʻayin (H5869)
• Derived from Gan (H1588)

Occurrences

ʻÊyn Gannîym occurs 3 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Joshua (3)

• Joshua 15:34 — And Zanoah, and En-gannim (וְעֵ֣ין), Tappuah, and Enam,
• Joshua 19:21 — And Remeth, and En-gannim (וְעֵין), and En-haddah, and Beth-pazzez;
• Joshua 21:29 — Jarmuth with her suburbs, En-gannim (עֵ֥ין) with her suburbs; four cities.