Lexical Definition

‎יִבְלְעָם‎ Yiblᵉʻâm (yib-leh-awm') Ibleam ^N:N--L
from ‎בָּלַע‎ and ‎עַם‎; devouring people

Ibleam.

• § Ibleam = "devouring the people"
• Jibleam, a place in Palestine

1) a city of Manasseh apparently located in the territory of either Issachar or Asher

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎יִבְלְעָם‎ proper name, of a location a city of Manasseh in West-Jordan land Josh 17:11 (J E; but ‎׳‎‎יִב‎ here dubious, see Bu^{RS 13 f.}), Judg 1:27; 2Kgs 9:27 so read also 2Kgs 15:10 for ᵑ0 ‎קָבָלעָֿם‎ (ᵐ5^L ἐν Ιεβλααμ; see Klo); = ‎בִּלְעָם‎ 1Chr 6:55*, q. v.; read ‎יִבְלְעָם‎ also in Josh 21:25 (|| 1Chr 6:55*), for ᵑ0 ‎גַּתּ רִמּוֺן‎, ᵐ5 Ιεβαθα (ᵐ5^L after ᵑ0 Γεθρεμμων, see Di; it lay about 13 miles east of north from Samaria, three-fifths of the way to Jezreel; modern ruin Bel`ame Bd^{Pal 228}, compare Schultz^{ZMG iii. 49}; (Old Egyptian Y-b-ra-±a-mu WMM¹⁹⁵). ‎יַבֶּלֶת‎ see ‎יַבָּל‎

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Ibleam • A Levitical city in Issachar

Ibleam (Bileam, Gath-rimmon), a Levitical city in Issachar.

• A location first mentioned at Jos.17.11;
• referred to as Ibleam יִבְלְעָם, or Ible/-am (KJV, NIV= "before the people") עַם, or Bileam בִּלְעָם, or Gath-rimmon (NIV= Gath Rimmon) גַּת־רִמּוֹן.
  

Ibleam, also known as Bileam or Gath-rimmon, was a Levitical city located in the territory of Issachar (Joshua 17:11; 21:25; 1 Chronicles 6:70). It was one of the cities that were not fully conquered by the Israelites during the time of Joshua, and the Canaanite inhabitants continued to live there (Judges 1:27). King Ahaziah of Judah was wounded by Jehu's soldiers near Ibleam as he fled from Jezreel (2 Kings 9:27). The city was also the location where Zechariah, king of Israel, was assassinated by Shallum (2 Kings 15:10). Its exact location is uncertain, but it was likely situated in the Jezreel Valley.

All entries for Ibleam or Bileam or Gath-rimmon: יִבְלְעָם ☩ קָבָל ☩ בִּלְעָם ☩ גַּת־רִמּוֹן