Avim, Avites. [A'vim, A'vites]
1. A people who once inhabited the villages of Philistia, who were destroyed by the Caphtorims, Deuteronomy 2:23; a remnant being left till the days of Joshua. Joshua 13:3.
2. City belonging to the tribe of Benjamin, not far from Bethel; but the name having the article in the Hebrew may signify a group of villages. Joshua 18:23.
3. A people localised in Samaria by the king of Assyria. 2 Kings 17:31.