### Core Meaning & Semantic Range
The Hebrew place name **Shâvêh Qiryâthayim**, represented by `{{H7741}}`, means "plain of a double city". It is identified as a location East of the Jordan. This specific name appears just **1 time** in a single verse in the entire biblical text, marking a precise historical event.
### Biblical Occurrences & Contextual Analysis
The sole appearance of **Shaveh Kiriathaim** `{{H7741}}` is in [[Genesis 14:5]]. The narrative recounts that in the fourteenth **year** `{{H8141}}`, an early Persian **king** `{{H4428}}` named **Kedorlaʻômer** `{{H3540}}` **came** `{{H935}}` with allied kings. Together, they **smote** `{{H5221}}` several groups, including the **Emims** `{{H368}}` in the location of **Shaveh Kiriathaim**.
### Related Words & Concepts
Several related words are essential to understanding the context of `{{H7741}}`:
* `{{H368}}` **ʼÊymîym** (Emims): The people group, defined as an "early Canaanitish (or Maobitish) tribe," who were smitten at Shaveh Kiriathaim [[Genesis 14:5]]. They were known to be a "people great, and many, and tall" [[Deuteronomy 2:10]].
* `{{H3540}}` **Kᵉdorlâʻômer** (Chedorlaomer): The "early Persian king" who led the military campaign that involved the attack at Shaveh Kiriathaim [[Genesis 14:5]].
* `{{H5221}}` **nâkâh** (smote): The verb used to describe the action of the conflict, meaning "to strike" [[Genesis 14:5]].
* `{{H7497}}` **râphâʼ** (Rephaims): A people described as **giants** who were also smitten by Kedorlaomer's forces in the same campaign, highlighting the regional nature of the conflict [[Genesis 14:5]].
### Theological Significance
The historical significance of `{{H7741}}` is derived entirely from its role as a battlefield in a specific ancient conflict.
* **Site of Conquest:** **Shaveh Kiriathaim** is memorialized as the precise location where the **Emims** `{{H368}}` were defeated by an invading force [[Genesis 14:5]].
* **Regional Campaign:** The event was not isolated. It was one part of a larger military action led by **Kedorlaʻômer** `{{H3540}}` and his allied **kings** `{{H4428}}`, who also struck down the **Rephaims** `{{H7497}}` and the **Zuzims** `{{H2104}}` in nearby regions [[Genesis 14:5]].
* **Defeat of a Formidable People:** The inhabitants of this place, the **Emims** `{{H368}}`, are described elsewhere as a powerful tribe, making their defeat a significant event in the regional power dynamics recorded in Genesis [[Deuteronomy 2:10]].
### Summary
In summary, **Shâvêh Qiryâthayim** `{{H7741}}` is a place name, meaning "plain of a double city," whose biblical identity is fixed to a single historical event. Its lone mention in scripture records it as the location where the **Emims** `{{H368}}` were **smote** `{{H5221}}` by the invading armies of **Kedorlaʻômer** `{{H3540}}`. The significance of `{{H7741}}` is therefore not theological but geographical and historical, marking a specific point in a wider ancient conflict.
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