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ʾefes dammīm אֶ֫פֶס דַּמִּים ‘Ephes-dammim’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from ʾefes אֶ֫פֶס ‘end / soles’ and the plural of dām דָּם ‘blood’
Roots: אפס דם

ʾefes dammīm pr n loc
Ephes Dammim = "edge of blood"
1) a place approx 16 miles (25 km) southwest of Jerusalem

Mentioned in 1 Samuel 17:1

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