Σαλείμ G4530
Salim, a location near where John baptized
John 3:23 locates John the Baptist's ministry 'at Aenon near Salim, because water was plentiful there.' The exact location is uncertain, but the detail about abundant water explains why John chose this spot for baptizing. Salim's mention provides geographical concreteness to the narrative while highlighting the practical needs of John's baptizing ministry—he needed a place with sufficient water to immerse many people.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A place near Aenon where John the Baptist conducted his ministry according to John 3:23. The geographical reference's preservation across translations maintains the narrative's historical specificity, even though the precise location remains uncertain to modern readers. 1×
AR["سَالِيمَ"]·ben["শালীমের"]·DE["Salim"]·EN["Saleim"]·FR["Salim"]·heb["שָׁלֵים"]·HI["सलीम,"]·ID["Salim,"]·IT["saleim"]·jav["Salim,"]·KO["살렘"]·PT["Salim,"]·RU["Салима"]·ES["-Saleím"]·SW["Salēím"]·TR["Salim'in"]·urd["سلیم"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
Σαλείμ, τό indecl., Salim: Jhn.3:23 (see Westc., in l; DB, iii, 354).† (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)