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Jarmuth

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(high). (1) Town of lower Judah (Josh. 10:3; 15:35³Wherefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying, (Joshua 10:3)
³⁵Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah, (Joshua 15:35)). (2) A Levitical city of Issachar (Josh. 21:29²⁹Jarmuth with her suburbs, En-gannim with her suburbs; four cities. (Joshua 21:29)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

1. City of Judah, taken from the Amorites by Joshua (Josh. 10:3,5,23³Wherefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying, (Joshua 10:3)
⁵Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, gathered themselves together, and went up, they and all their hosts, and encamped before Gibeon, and made war against it. (Joshua 10:5)
²³And they did so, and brought forth those five kings unto him out of the cave, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon. (Joshua 10:23); Josh. 12:11¹¹The king of Jarmuth, one; the king of Lachish, one; (Joshua 12:11); Josh. 15:35³⁵Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah, (Joshua 15:35); Neh. 11:29²⁹And at En-rimmon, and at Zareah, and at Jarmuth, (Nehemiah 11:29)). Identified with el Yarmuk, 31° 42' N, 34° 58' E.

2. City of Issachar, allotted to the Levites (Josh. 21:29²⁹Jarmuth with her suburbs, En-gannim with her suburbs; four cities. (Joshua 21:29)). Probably the same as REMETH in Joshua 19:21²¹And Remeth, and En-gannim, and En-haddah, and Beth-pazzez; (Joshua 19:21), and RAMOTH in 1 Chronicles 6:73⁷³And Ramoth with her suburbs, and Anem with her suburbs: (1 Chronicles 6:73). Not identified.

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Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

3412 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Yarmuwth

Phonic:

yar-mooth’

Meaning:

from 7311; elevation; Jarmuth, the name of two places in Palestine

KJV Usage:

Jarmuth

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

he will be lifted up: elevation

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Height; seeing; casting down death:―name of two places in Palestine [REMETH], Josh. 21:29. {Altitudo}