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In Pas-dammim: at a place name meaning 'boundary of blood' or 'portion of blood' in Judah
This place name appears in 1 Chronicles 11:13, identifying where one of David's mighty men performed a famous act of valor, defending a barley field against the Philistines. The parallel account in 1 Samuel 17:1 gives a slightly different form (Ephes-dammim). The name likely means 'boundary of blood' or 'portion of blood,' perhaps commemorating a battle. Located in western Judah between Azekah and Socoh, about 16 miles southwest of Jerusalem, it was in the border region where Philistine and Israelite territories met—hence frequent conflicts and a name referencing bloodshed.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A place name in 1 Chronicles 11:13, identifying a battle site in western Judah where one of David's elite warriors defended a field against Philistine raiders. The name, meaning approximately 'boundary of blood,' reflects the region's violent history as a contested border zone between Israelite and Philistine territories. Located near Socoh and Azekah, Pas-dammim witnessed multiple conflicts, its name preserving the memory of bloodshed in this frontier region. 1×
AR["فِي-فَس-دَمِّيم"]·ben["পস্-দম্মীমে"]·DE["[בפס דמים]"]·EN["in-Pas-Dammim"]·FR["[בפס דמים]"]·heb["ה-בפס דמים"]·HI["पस-दम्मीम-में"]·ID["di-Pas-Damim"]·IT["[בפס דמים]"]·jav["ing-Pas-Damim"]·KO["에-바스-다밌"]·PT["em-Pas-Damim"]·RU["в-Пас-Даммиме"]·ES["en-Pas-Damim"]·SW["Pas-Damimu"]·TR["Pas-Dammim'de"]·urd["فس-دمیم-میں"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
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.