Encyclopedia of The Bible – Enaim
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Enaim

ENAIM ĭ nā’ əm (Heb. עֵינַ֔יִם), a rare dual place name, “Two Eyes.” The root of the word has a long and complicated history (KB p. 699). It may mean “spring” (Gen 16:7). Mentioned only in Genesis 38:14, 21, it is treated as a place name in the Rabbinical tradition, LXX, and most VSS, but KJV trs. it as “open place.” Located in the high hill country SE of Jerusalem between Adullam and Timnah, a variant of the name, Enam (q.v.) appears in Joshua 15:34.