Zeboim
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Zeboim
From Hebrew Ṣəbhōʾīm (plural) “goats, gazelles”
Example Sentences
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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
How shall I make thee as Admah, and set thee as Zeboim?
From Sermons on Various Important Subjects by Lee, Andrew
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 History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens by Williams, George Washington
In this vale were built the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboim, and some others.
From The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young by Various
"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 Notes on the Book of Genesis by Mackintosh, Charles Henry
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