Lexical Definition

‎עֵינַיִם‎ ʻÊynayim (ay-nah'-yim) Enaim ^N:N--L
or עֵינָם ʻÊynâm (ay-nawm'); dual of ‎עַיִן‎; double fountain

Enaim, openly (Genesis 38:21).

• § Enam = "double spring"
• Enajim or Enam, a place in Palestine

1) a city in the lowlands of Judah

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎עֵינַ֫יִם‎ proper name, of a location (on form see Ges^{«GKC:88c»§ 88c}); — Gen 38:14; Gen 38:21 (J), Αιναν=following.

‎עֵינָם‎ proper name, of a location in the Shephelah of Judah, ‎׳‎‎חָע‎ Josh 15:84 (Μαιανει, A ᵐ5^L Ηναειμ) = ‎עֵנַיִם‎ .above

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Enaim • Enaim, place where Tamar posed as a prostitute

Enaim, the place where Tamar sat and posed as a prostitute to deceive Judah.

• A location near Timnah תִּמְנָה first mentioned at Gen.38.14;
• only referred to as Enaim עֵינַיִם.
  

Enaim is mentioned in the Bible as the place where Tamar, the daughter-in-law of Judah, posed as a prostitute (Gen. 38:14,21). After the death of her husband, Tamar was denied the opportunity to marry Judah's youngest son, Shelah, as was customary. Determined to secure her rights and conceive a child, Tamar disguised herself as a prostitute and sat at the entrance to Enaim. Judah, not recognizing her, slept with her, and she conceived twin sons, Perez and Zerah (Gen. 38:27-30). When Judah later sought to find the supposed prostitute, he was told that there was no cult prostitute in Enaim (Gen. 38:21-22). The events at Enaim highlight the complex social and moral dynamics of the patriarchal period and the importance of securing one's lineage and rights within the family structure.

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