Avvim, Avites
Avvim, Avites
avim avts , awwm; , Heuaoi, also unaspirated; also used to represent the name of the Hivites): The early inhabitants of the southern extremity of Canaan afterward occupied by the Philistines (Deu 2:23; compare Jos 13:3, Jos 13:4, the King James Version Avim, avim). The Avvim of Jos 18:23 was a town of Benjamin, not a people. Gesenius supposes the name to mean dwellers in the desert, but it was more probably the name of some pre-Sem tribe. The Avvim are described as living in Hacerm or encampments and extending as far as the outskirts of Gaza.