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Horonaim

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(two caves). City of Moab (Isa. 15:5⁵My heart shall cry out for Moab; his fugitives shall flee unto Zoar, an heifer of three years old: for by the mounting up of Luhith with weeping shall they go it up; for in the way of Horonaim they shall raise up a cry of destruction. (Isaiah 15:5); Jer. 48:3³A voice of crying shall be from Horonaim, spoiling and great destruction. (Jeremiah 48:3)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

Place in Moab, mentioned by the prophets, with Zoar and Luhith (Isa. 15:5⁵My heart shall cry out for Moab; his fugitives shall flee unto Zoar, an heifer of three years old: for by the mounting up of Luhith with weeping shall they go it up; for in the way of Horonaim they shall raise up a cry of destruction. (Isaiah 15:5); Jer. 48:3,5,34³A voice of crying shall be from Horonaim, spoiling and great destruction. (Jeremiah 48:3)
⁵For in the going up of Luhith continual weeping shall go up; for in the going down of Horonaim the enemies have heard a cry of destruction. (Jeremiah 48:5)
³⁴From the cry of Heshbon even unto Elealeh, and even unto Jahaz, have they uttered their voice, from Zoar even unto Horonaim, as an heifer of three years old: for the waters also of Nimrim shall be desolate. (Jeremiah 48:34)). The name of Horonaim is found on the Moabite stone: it was taken by King Mesha.

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

2773 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Choronayim

Phonic:

kho-ro-nah’-yim

Meaning:

dual of a derivative from 2356; double cave-town; Choronajim, a place in Moab

KJV Usage:

Horonaim

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

double cave

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Great caves; two caverns:―a city of Moab, Isa. 15:5. {Cavernae magnae}