ʻAtsmôwn — H6111
H6111 · Hebrew — עצמון
Pronunciation: ats-mone'
Other spellings: ʻAtsmôn עַצְמֹן
Definition
locative proper noun
Atsmon, a place near Palestine
- Azmon = "strong"
- a place on the extreme southern border of Canaan
Usually translated as
Azmon
Origin
or ʻAtsmôn; from H6107; bone-like
Occurrences
ʻAtsmôwn occurs 3 times in the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Numbers (2), Joshua (1)
- Numbers 34:4 — And your border shall turn from the south to the ascent of Akrabbim, and pass on to Zin: and the going forth thereof shall be from the south to Kadesh-barnea, and shall go on to Hazar-addar, and pass on to Azmon (עַצְמֹֽנָה):
- Numbers 34:5 — And the border shall fetch a compass from Azmon (מֵעַצְמ֖וֹן) unto the river of Egypt, and the goings out of it shall be at the sea.
- Joshua 15:4 — From thence it passed toward Azmon (עַצְמ֗וֹנָה), and went out unto the river of Egypt; and the goings out of that coast were at the sea: this shall be your south coast.