BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
How to read this: there is rarely one magic “true meaning” hidden behind an English word. A lexicon records a word’s semantic range. The intended meaning is narrowed by grammar, sentence, author, historical usage and context.
HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3817
le.um.mim — Leummim
People descended from Leumm(?) of the Patriarchs, only mentioned at Gen.25.3; descended from Dedan (H1719C); along with Asshurim (H0805A) and Letushim (H3912) § Leummim = "peoples" son of Dedan and grandson of Jokshan
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H805
a.shu.ri — Asshurim
Someone descended from Asshur(?) of the Patriarchs, only mentioned at Gen.25.3; descended from Dedan (H1719C); along with Letushim (H3912) and Leummim (H3817) § Ashurites = "guided: blessed" a tribe descended from Abraham and Keturah
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3912
le.tu.shim — Letushim
People descended from Letush(?) of the Patriarchs, only mentioned at Gen.25.3; descended from Dedan (H1719C); along with Asshurim (H0805A) and Leummim (H3817) § Letushim = "hammered" the 2nd son of Dedan, grandson of Jokshan, great grandson of Abraham by Keturah
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →Peoples; nations, the last mentioned of the three sons of Dedan, and head of an Arabian tribe (Gen. 25:3).
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
