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Shalim

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(land of foxes). The wild place through which Saul passed when searching for his father’s asses (1 Sam. 9:4⁴And he passed through mount Ephraim, and passed through the land of Shalisha, but they found them not: then they passed through the land of Shalim, and there they were not: and he passed through the land of the Benjamites, but they found them not. (1 Samuel 9:4)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

Two unknown districts through which Saul passed in quest of his father’s asses (1 Sam. 9:4⁴And he passed through mount Ephraim, and passed through the land of Shalisha, but they found them not: then they passed through the land of Shalim, and there they were not: and he passed through the land of the Benjamites, but they found them not. (1 Samuel 9:4)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

8171 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Sha`aliym

Phonic:

shah-al-eem’

Meaning:

plural of 7776; foxes; Shaalim, a place in Palestine

KJV Usage:

Shalim

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

handfuls

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Cunning foxes; foxes’ pathways:―a place in Palestine, 1 Sam. 9:4. {Vulpes astutae}