Lexical Definition
שָׁוֵה קִרְיָתַיִם Shâvêh Qiryâthayim (shaw-vay' kir-yawthah'-yim) Shaveh-kiriathaim N:N--L
from the same as שָׁוֵה and the dual of קִרְיָה; plain of a double city
Shaveh Kiriathaim.
- § Shaveh Kiriathaim = "plain of the double or two city"
- Shaveh-Kirjathajim, a place East of the Jordan
1) the place attacked by Chedorlaomer
Extended Information
combination of: קִרְיָתַיִם (שָׁוֵה+קִרְיָתַיִם)
- Shaveh Kiriathaim = "plain of the double or two city"
Brown-Driver-Briggs
Also see: קִרְיָתַיִם
I. שָׁוֵה noun [masculine] level plain; — in שָׁוֵה קִרְיָתַיִם Gen 14:5 (see ׳ק p. 900:a; ׳ק appositive according to Ol§ 277 c LagBN 43; ? read שְׁוֵּה); Σαυη.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 14:5 |