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Jearim

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(woods). Border mountain of Judah (Josh. 15:10¹⁰And the border compassed from Baalah westward unto mount Seir, and passed along unto the side of mount Jearim, which is Chesalon, on the north side, and went down to Beth-shemesh, and passed on to Timnah: (Joshua 15:10)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

Mount on the northern border of Judah, on the side of which was CHESALON (Josh. 15:10¹⁰And the border compassed from Baalah westward unto mount Seir, and passed along unto the side of mount Jearim, which is Chesalon, on the north side, and went down to Beth-shemesh, and passed on to Timnah: (Joshua 15:10)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

3297 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Y`ariym

Phonic:

yeh-aw-reem’

Meaning:

plural of 3293; forests; Jearim, a place in Palestine

KJV Usage:

Jearim. Compare 7157

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

forests

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Woods; forests:―a mountain in N. boundary of Judah, Josh. 15:10. {Silvae}