Lexical Definition

‎יָנִים‎ Yânîym (yaw-neem') Janim ^N:N--L
from ‎נוּם‎; asleep

Janum (from the margin).

• § Janum = "asleep"
• Janim, a place in Palestine

1) a town in the mountains of Judah apparently not far from Hebron

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎יָנוּם‎ proper name, of a location city in Judah, Josh 15:53 Qr; Kt ‎ינים‎ (so van d. H. Ginsb; Baer only ‎יָנוּם‎); ᵐ5 Ιεμαειν, A ᵐ5^L Ιανουμ.

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Janim • A town in the hill country of Judah

Janim, a town in the hill country of Judah (Joshua 15:53).

• A location only mentioned at Jos.15.53;
• only referred to as Janim יָנִים.
  

Janim was a town located in the hill country of Judah, as listed in Joshua 15:53. It was part of the inheritance given to the tribe of Judah during the division of the Promised Land. The town is mentioned only once in the Bible, and no additional details about its history or significance are provided. Its exact location remains unknown.

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