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(Hebrews E'tsem, òֶöֶí , a bone, in pause A'tsem, òָöֶí ; Sept. Á᾿óÝì v. r. Á᾿óüì , É᾿áóüí ), a city in the tribe of Simeon, originally included within the southern territory of Judah, in the neighborhood of Balah (or Bilhah) and Eltolad (or Tolad) (Jos_15:29; Jos_19:3; 1Ch_4:29, in which last passage it is Anglicized “Ezem,” Sept. Âïáóüì v. r. ÁἰóÝì ). These notices afford only a slight ground for a conjectural location, perhaps in the great plain at the south-west extremity of the tribe, possibly at the ruins on Tell Akhmar (Van de Velde, Map).
Azem
Of this place Dr. Tristram thinks (Bible Places, p. 23) a trace remains in the name of the Azazimeh Arabs who occupy the region in question. SEE IIM.