יִבְלְעָםYiblᵉʻâm

proper name [of a location]: a city of Manasseh in West-Jordan land (Joshua 17:11; Judges 1:27; 2 Kings 9:27; 2 Kings 15:10; 1 Chronicles 6:55)

Pronunciation: yib-leh-awm' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2991

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 3 times in the Bible.

  • Joshua 17:11 The following towns within the territory of Issachar and Asher, however, were given to Manasseh: Beth-shan, Ibleam, Dor (that is, Naphoth-dor), Endor, Taanach, and Megiddo, each with their surrounding settlements.
  • Judges 1:27 The tribe of Manasseh failed to drive out the people living in Beth-shan, Taanach, Dor, Ibleam, Megiddo, and all their surrounding settlements, because the Canaanites were determined to stay in that region.
  • 2 Kings 9:27 When King Ahaziah of Judah saw what was happening, he fled along the road to Beth-haggan. Jehu rode after him, shouting, “Shoot him, too!” So they shot Ahaziah in his chariot at the Ascent of Gur, near Ibleam. He was able to go on as far as Megiddo, but he died there.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).