H0658 H0658
Ephes-dammim, a place name; battle site where David fought Goliath (1 Sam 17:1)
Ephes-dammim marks the location where Philistines and Israelites arrayed for battle, setting the stage for David's confrontation with Goliath. The name appears as 'Pas-dammim' in Chronicles, suggesting textual variation or dialectical difference. Proposed meanings include 'boundary of blood' or 'edge of blood,' though the etymology remains disputed. The site lay in Judahite territory between Socoh and Azekah.
Senses
1. sense 1 — First Samuel 17:1 locates the Philistine encampment 'between Socoh and Azekah, in Ephes-dammim.' This geographical precision anchors the iconic David-Goliath narrative in real terrain. The unanimous transliteration across languages (English/Spanish/French/German all preserve 'Ephes-dammim' or close variants) indicates recognition as a proper place name. The site's obscurity outside this context makes it memorable solely for the battle that occurred there. 1×
AR["فِي-أَفَس-دَمِّيم"]·ben["এফেস-দম্মীমে"]·DE["in-Efes-Dammim"]·EN["in-Efes-Dammim"]·FR["dans-Efes-Dammim"]·heb["ב-אפס-דמים"]·HI["एफेस-दम्मिम-मेइन"]·ID["di-Efes-Damim"]·IT["in-Efes-Dammim"]·jav["ing-Éfes-Damim"]·KO["에베스-담밈에서"]·PT["em-Efes-Damim"]·RU["в-Эфес-Дамиме"]·ES["en-Efes-Dammim"]·SW["Efes-Damimu"]·TR["Efes-Dammim-de"]·urd["افس-دمّیم-میں۔"]
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
† אֶ֫פֶס דַּמִּים n.pr.loc. in Judah, c. 16 miles SW. of Jerusalem, called in 1 Ch 11:13 פַּס דַּמִּים, (meaning unknown; LagBN 76 on basis of MSS. of 𝔊 would read ספר מים edge or brink (ܣܦܳܪ) of water; but such a pronounced Aramaism is not probable), only 1 S 17:1.