ANIM

(Aʹnim).

A city in the mountainous region of southern Judah, mentioned in the distribution of land in the days of Joshua. (Jos 15:48, 50) It has been identified with Khirbet Ghuwein et-Tahta (Horvat ʽAnim), a ruin situated about 5 km (3 mi) S of Eshtemoa and about 19 km (12 mi) SSW of Hebron.