Original Word: אָבֵל כְּרָמִים
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Abel Kramiym
Pronunciation: ah-VEL keh-rah-MEEM
Phonetic Spelling: (aw-bale' ker-aw-meem')
Definition: Abel-Keramim
Meaning: "Meadow of Vineyards" or "Vineyard Meadow."

Word Origin: Derived from two Hebrew words: אָבֵל (Abel), meaning "meadow" or "stream," and כֶּרֶם (kerem), meaning "vineyard."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for Abel-Keramim, as it is a specific Hebrew place name. However, the concept of a "vineyard" is represented in Greek by the word ἀμπελών (Strong's Greek Number 290), which means "vineyard."

Usage: Abel-Keramim is a proper noun used to denote a specific location mentioned in the Old Testament.

Context: Abel-Keramim is referenced in the context of the biblical narrative concerning the conflict between Jephthah, a judge of Israel, and the Ammonites. The location is mentioned in Judges 11:33, where Jephthah defeated the Ammonites from Aroer to the vicinity of Abel-Keramim. The passage highlights the extent of Jephthah's victory, marking Abel-Keramim as a significant geographical point in the narrative. The name itself suggests a fertile area, likely characterized by vineyards, which would have been a notable feature in the agrarian society of ancient Israel. The exact location of Abel-Keramim is not definitively known today, but it is understood to be in the region east of the Jordan River, possibly within the territory of Gilead.

Judges 11:33 (BSB): "He struck them from Aroer to the vicinity of Minnith—twenty cities in all—and as far as Abel-Keramim. So the Ammonites were subdued before the Israelites."

Word Origin
from abel and the pl. of kerem
Definition
a place in Ammon
NASB Translation
Abel-keramim (1).

plain of the vineyards

From 'abel and the plural of kerem; meadow of vineyards; Abel-Keramim, a place in Palestine -- plain of the vineyards.

see HEBREW 'abel

see HEBREW kerem

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