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ḥumṭā חֻמְטָה ‘Humtah’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: feminine of ḥōmeṭ חֹ֫מֶט ‘lizard’
Roots: חומט

ḥumṭā pr n loc
Humtah = "place of lizards"
1) a town in the mountainous region of Judah, the one next to Hebron

Mentioned in Joshua 15:54

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