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Siphmoth

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(fertile). A haunt of David, while an outlaw, in South Judah (1 Sam. 30:28²⁸And to them which were in Aroer, and to them which were in Siphmoth, and to them which were in Eshtemoa, (1 Samuel 30:28)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

City in the south of Judah, to the elders of which David sent some of the spoil he had taken from the Amalekites (1 Sam. 30:28²⁸And to them which were in Aroer, and to them which were in Siphmoth, and to them which were in Eshtemoa, (1 Samuel 30:28)). Not identified.

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

8224 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Siphmowth

Phonic:

sif-moth’

Meaning:

feminine plural of 8221; Siphmoth, a place in Palestine

KJV Usage:

Siphmoth

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

lips (i.e., languages)

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Declivities; bare places; fertile:―a place in Palestine, 1 Sam. 30:28. {Clivi}