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yivlᵊʿām יִבְלְעָם ‘Ibleam’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from bālaʿ בָּלַע ‘to swallow up’ and ʿam עַם ‘people / kinsman’
Roots: בלע עם

yivlᵊʿām pr n loc
Ibleam = "devouring the people"
1) a city of Manasseh apparently located in the territory of either Issachar or Asher

Mentioned in Joshua 17:11 Judges 1:27 2 Kings 9:27

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