Lexical Definition

‎מִשְׂרְפוֹת מַיִם‎ Misrᵉphôwth mayim (mis-ref-ohth' mah'-yim) Misrephoth-maim ^N:N--L
from the plural of ‎מִשְׂרָפָה‎ and ‎מַיִם‎; burnings of water

Misrephoth-mayim.

• § Misrephoth-maim = "burnings of water"
• Misrephoth-Majim, a place in Palestine

1) a place in northern Palestine near Sidon

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎מִשְׂרְפוֺת מַיִם‎ proper name, of a location names with Sidon Josh 11:8; Josh 13:6 (apparently near coast); compare (dubious Buhl^{Geogr. 229}) Mušêrfe, 14 miles south of Tyre, see Di and references, Guérin^{Gal ii. 166 f.}. — Μασερων, Μασρεφωθμαειμ, etc.

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Misrephoth-maim • A place near Sidon where the Canaanites fled

Misrephoth-maim, a location near Sidon, was where the Canaanites fled after being defeated by Joshua.

• A location first mentioned at Jos.11.8;
• only referred to as Misrephoth-maim מִשְׂרְפוֹת מַיִם.
  

Misrephoth-maim is mentioned in Joshua 11:8 as a place near the city of Sidon where the Canaanite forces fled after being defeated by Joshua and the Israelites. In the context of the conquest of Canaan, Joshua pursued the Canaanite kings and their armies as far as Great Sidon and Misrephoth-maim, striking them down until no survivors were left. The exact location of Misrephoth-maim is uncertain, but its proximity to Sidon suggests that it was situated along the Mediterranean coast in the region of modern-day Lebanon.

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