455 B

Raw Blame History

the men of Simeon their brothers

Here "brothers" means relatives who were in another tribe of Israel.

Zephath

This is the name of a city in Canaan. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names)

The name of the city was called Hormah

After the Israelites destroyed Zephath, they changed its name to "Hormah." The name "Hormah" means "complete destruction." (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit and rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names)