HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5873
עֵין גַּנִּים
en gan.nim — En-gannim
§ En-gannim = "fountain of the garden" a city in the low country of Judah
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En-gannim
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6046
עָנֵם
a.nem — Anem
Anem = "fountains" a Levitical city in Issachar allotted to the Gershonites Another name of en gan.nim (עֵין גַּנִּים "En-gannim" H5873H)
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Fountain of gardens. (1.) A town in the plains of Judah (Josh. 15:34), north-west of Jerusalem, between Zanoah and Tappuah. It is the modern Umm Jina. (2.) A city on the border of Machar (Josh. 19:21), allotted to the Gershonite Levites (21:29). It is identified with the modern Jenin, a large and prosperous town of about 4,000 inhabitants, situated 15 miles south of Mount Tabor, through which the road from Jezreel to Samaria and Jerusalem passes. When Ahaziah, king of Judah, attempted to escape from Jehu, he “fled by the way of the garden house” i.e., by way of En-gannim. Here he was overtaken by Jehu and wounded in his chariot, and turned aside and fled to Megiddo, a distance of about 20 miles, to die there.
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Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.