ʼĂthârîym — H871

Definition

locative proper noun

Atharim, a place near Palestine

1. meaning uncertain-perhaps mountain pass or caravan route

Usually translated as

spies. b

Origin

plural from an unused root (probably meaning to step); places

Occurrences

ʼĂthârîym occurs 1 time in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Numbers (1)

• Numbers 21:1 — And when king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south, heard tell that Israel came by the way of the spies (הָאֲתָרִ֑ים); then he fought against Israel, and took some of them prisoners.