Zeboim

[ zi-boh-im ]

noun

1. one of the cities destroyed along with Sodom and Gomorrah. Deuteronomy 29:23.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Zeboim¹

From Hebrew Ṣəbhōʾīm (plural) “goats, gazelles”

Example Sentences

In this vale were built the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboim, and some others.

From Project Gutenberg

Nor are the old inhabitants of the valley of the Jordan included by Hebrew tradition among the Canaanites, which is here associated with the principalities of Sodom and Gomorrah, of Adamah, Zeboim, and Zoar, and the names of the princes who once fought against Kedor Laomer in the valley of Siddim.

From Project Gutenberg

"And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza: as thou goest unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha."

From Project Gutenberg

Last week at St. Paul's the Episcopal diocese of Tennessee was holding its annual convention, and rich Zeboim Charles Patten, chairman of the church's endowment corporation, was telling assembled laymen and clergy about investments.

From Time Magazine Archive

These ites, the progeny of Canaan and the negro, inhabited the land of Canaan; with other places, they occupied what was then the beautiful plain and vale of Siddim, where they built the notorious cities of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim.

From Project Gutenberg